1. Which Biome do you live in?

2. What is a Biome?
An region characterized by the major organisms that live there and its climate.
Can you name one?

3. Where are they?

4. What are the Biomes? Rainforest Tundra Taiga Deciduous Grassland
Desert
Ocean

5. Can be Tropical or Temperate
Tropical rainforest receives inches of rainfall/year. (High Rainfall)
Most Diversity of Organisms
Temperate rainforest receive about 100 inches/year

6. Tropical vs. Temperate warm cool Number of tree species
Temperatures
warm
cool
Number of tree species
many (hundreds)
few (10-20)
Types of leaves
broadleaf
needles
Age of trees
years
years
Epiphytes
lots of different kinds including orchids and bromeliads
mostly mosses and ferns
Decomposition rate
rapid
slow

7. FUN FACTS! To be a rainforest it must:
Lie between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn. 
Receive rainfall regularly throughout the year ( inches per year).
Remain warm and frost free all year long (mean temperatures are between 70° and 85°F) with very little daily fluctuation.

8. Rainforest organisms Figs Gorilla Ferns Cobras
Mangroves Flowering vines
Tapir Orangutan
Chimpanzee
Tree squirrels
Insects/butterflies/spiders

9. Covers 1/5 of the earth's surface.
Located in the North Pole.
Permafrost – Permanently frozen layer of earth.
The average annual temperature is only 10 to 20F
Water is unavailable during most of the year.
Low rainfall, usually less than 10 inches
Plants in the tundra are small and grow close to the ground.
Lichens grow in this area on exposed rock.

10. This plant grows in the tundra…Why the red leaves?

11. Common Animals in the Tundra
Artic Fox Tundra Swan
Caribou Musk Ox
Polar Bear Snow Bunting
Snow Owl Rock Ptarmigan

12. Canada, Europe and Asia
Evergreen/Coniferous trees
Very Cold Winters, but Warm summers as well.
Moderate rainfall (12-22 inches mostly in the summer)
Long nights in the winter and long days in the summer.

13. Common Taiga Organisms
Pine trees
Fir trees
Aspen trees
Hawk Owl
Lynx
Beaver
Moose
Snowshoe Rabbit
TONS OF INSECTS!!

14. North Africa, U.S., Antarctica, Australia
Extremes: VERY Dry, VERY Hot, VERY Cold
Deserts come in hot or cold variety VERY Hot over 100 degrees during the day
Nights in the 40’s
VERY little rain(less than 10 inches a year)* (Until rainy season and then flooding can occur).
Why does the weather fluctuate like this in the desert but not here?
Lack of humidity to trap heat.

15. Common Desert organisms
Saguaro Cactus
Joshua Trees
Barrel Cactus
Prickly Pear
Aloe
Dingo
Great Jeroba
Gila Monster
Bats
Vultures
Wasps

16. Has four seasons: Winter, fall, spring, and summer
United States, Canada, Europe, parts of Russia, China, and Japan. 
Has four seasons: Winter, fall, spring, and summer
Heavy rain fall inches a year.
Moderate warm summers and cold winters
What causes seasons?

17. Common Deciduous Organisms
Dogwood
Sumac
Ginkgo
Oaks
Black Bear
Gray Squirrel
Raccoon
White-tailed Deer
Wild Hogs
Cardinal
Turkey

18. Very few trees except near rivers
U.S. and Canada
Very few trees except near rivers
Moderate to low rainfall 10 to 30 inches.
Very fertile soil lots of seeds.
Farm land located in these areas
Cattle, Bison,and Prong Horn graze these fields.
Temperate and Tropical Grasslands
Tropical –Near the equator warm all year
Temperate – Have hot summers and harsh winters

19. Grassland Organisms Coneflowers Monarch Butterfly Red Bud Tree Bison
Deer
Zebra
African Elephant
Black Rhinoceros
Hyena
Giraffe
Lion
Prairie Dog

20. Cover ¾ of the earths surface
Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Artic and the Southern
Very Salty
Lots of Diversity
At the deepest point it’s 7 miles deep.

21. 90 % of marine life lives here
No photosynthesis. lantern fish, hatchet fish, viperfish, and mid-water jellyfish.
90 % of the ocean is in this zone. Bacteria, angler fish, tripod fish, sea cucumber, and vampire squid live here.

22. Marine Organisms Salmon Plankton Dolphins Turtles Sharks Coral
Crustaceans
Echinoderms
Sponges

23. Daily Knowledge Which biome receives the least rainfall?
Which biome has the coldest winters?
Which biome has the most diversity?
Which biome do we live in here in Kingsland?