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Review 5 levels of organization
Organism Population Community Ecosystem Biosphere
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Biomes
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Biomes – regions with distinct climates and plants and animals that live there
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Biomes Land Biomes Water Biomes Tundra Taiga Temperate Forest
Chaparral Tropical Rain Forest Desert Grassland Flowing Water Standing Water Inland Wetland Coastal Wetland Estuary Marine Biome 1 = Tundra, 2 = Taiga, 3 = Temperate forest…. You will be working in groups to become experts on your biome.
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Book Assignment Use the Biology books pgs to complete your Biome Scavenger Hunt Worksheet
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Tundra
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Tundra Climate – short, cool summers and long, dark, cold winters
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Tundra reindeer, lemmings, arctic hare and fox
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Tundra plants – lichens, moss, grass, dwarf woody plants
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Taiga
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Taiga Climate – long cold winters and mild summers
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Taiga animals – moose, grouse, beaver, squirrels
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Taiga plants – pine, fir, spruce, redwood
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Temperate Forest
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Temperate Forest Climate – warm rainy summers, somewhat cold winters
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Temperate Forest animals – deer, bear, squirrels, turkey
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Temperate Forest plants – oak, hickory, maple, birch
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Chaparral
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Chaparral Climate – rainy winters and long dry summers
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Chaparral Animals – jackrabbits, fox, mt. lion
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Chaparral Plants – blue oak, sagebrush
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Tropical rainforest
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Tropical rainforest Climate – warm and wet year around
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Tropical rainforest animals – monkeys, snakes, parrots
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Tropical rainforest plants – ferns, orchids, vines
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Desert
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Desert – lack of precipitation
Climate – hot and dry year around
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Desert animals – snakes, lizards, tortoise
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Desert plants – cacti, yucca, desert shrubs
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Desert - Cold As much precipitation as a hot desert
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Grassland location – N. & S. America, Africa, Asia, Australia
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Grassland Climate – summers hot, winters cold and windy
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Grassland plants – grasses
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Grassland animals – gophers, antelope, jackrabbits, fox
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Grassland - Savannah
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Savannah plants – grasses, shrubs, scattered trees
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Savannah animals – elephants, rhinos, lions, tigers
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Land Biomes Tundra Taiga Temperate Forest Chaparral
Tropical Rain Forest Desert Grassland animals include monkeys, poison dart frogs, parrots plants include pine trees and other evergreens very cold with permanently frozen ground sagebrush, rainy winter and dry summer plants include deciduous trees that lose their leaves animals include prairie dogs, antelope, and bison plants include the cactus and yucca plant
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Water Biomes Flowing Water Standing Water Inland Wetland
Coastal Wetland Estuary Marine Biome
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Flowing Water Examples – Rivers and streams
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Flowing Water Animals – streamlined salmon, tight clinging insects
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Standing Water Examples – ponds and lakes
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Standing Water Animals – frogs, turtles, insect larvae, beaver
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Inland Wetland Examples – marshes, swamps, bogs
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Inland Wetland Animals – alligators, wading birds, snapping turtles
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Coastal Wetland Examples - mangrove swamps and salt marshes
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Coastal Wetland Animals – iguanas, crabs, wading birds, shrimp
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Estuary Example - rivers deposit sediment into seas
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Estuary Animals – manatees, migrating birds, sea turtles
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Marine Biome Example - all oceans and their shorelines
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Marine Biome Animals – smallest plankton to blue whales
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Water Biomes Flowing Water Standing Water Inland Wetland
Coastal Wetland Estuary Marine Biome Areas where rivers deposit sediment into seas Includes all oceans and their shorelines Rushing rivers and streams Marshes, swamps, and bogs Ponds and lakes Includes mangrove swamps and salt marshes
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