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Quick Review Use the diagram of the electromagnetic spectrum to answer the following questions. 1. Longest wavelength: radio waves 2. Highest energy: gamma rays

Quick Review 3. Shortest wavelength: gamma rays 4. Lowest frequency: radio waves 5. Speed of infrared rays: 3.0 X 108 m/s

Ecosystems and Adaptations Lesson 6.4 – Biomes II

I can give the characteristics of various biomes (tropical rain forest, temperate deciduous forest, marine, and freshwater) (3a) 1. The amount of precipitation that an area receives and the temperature of the area determine the biome of the area. a. These abiotic factors determine the type of plants that can live in the area which determines the animals that can live in the area.

I can give the characteristics of various biomes (tropical rain forest, temperate deciduous forest, marine, and freshwater) (3a) 2. Tropical Rainforest a. Warm temperatures and lots of precipitation all year round. b. Located near the equator.

I can give the characteristics of various biomes (tropical rain forest, temperate deciduous forest, marine, and freshwater) (3a) 3. Temperate Deciduous Forest a. Four seasons with a with a large temperature variation over the year. Moderate rain. Similar to coniferous forest but warmer. b. Trees lose leaves in deciduous forests while trees in coniferous forests do not. c. The forests of the southeastern United States are deciduous.

Streams, rivers, springs, ponds, bayous, and lakes I can give the characteristics of various biomes (tropical rain forest, temperate deciduous forest, marine, and freshwater) (3a) 4. Marine a. Salt water body with many different names including ocean, bay, estuary, and marsh. 5. Freshwater Streams, rivers, springs, ponds, bayous, and lakes

5. Taiga a. Another name for a coniferous forest. I can give the characteristics of various biomes (tropical rain forest, temperate deciduous forest, marine, and freshwater) (3a) 5. Taiga a. Another name for a coniferous forest.

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I can give the characteristics of various biomes (tropical rain forest, temperate deciduous forest, marine, and freshwater) (3a) A scientist is trying to determine which biome a region is in and makes the following graphs. Help him determine which biome it is a part of.

I can give the characteristics of various biomes (desert, grassland, tundra, and coniferous forest). (3a) A student collects the following temperature data in Celsius from a weather station. Graph the data and determine which biome the weather station is in. Date Temperature (°C) January -4 March 5 May 15 July 23 September 18 November 7 Deciduous forest

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Exit Ticket (5 Questions)

1. A scientist is studying an area that receives a moderate amount of rain and has trees that lose their leaves. Which of these describes this biome? Coniferous Forest Taiga Deciduous Forest Tropical Rainforest C

2. A student is reviewing for a test and forgets the name for a biome that receives a large amount of rain and is located in the tropics. Remind him which biome this describes. Coniferous Forest Taiga Deciduous Forest Tropical Rainforest D

3. An organism requires the environment shown in the picture below 3. An organism requires the environment shown in the picture below. Which of these describes this environment? Deciduous Forest Freshwater Tropical Rainforest Marine B

4. Which of these describes this environment shown by the graphs at the right? Deciduous Forest Freshwater Tropical Rainforest Marine C

5. Which of these would be an example of a marine biome? Pearl River in Jackson, MS The Red Sea near Saudi Arabia A stream in a taiga. Lake Erie in New York B