1. Biome Warm ups

2. What factors are used to classify biomes? Name the terrestrial biomes.
Cerebral stretch #40
Pre-Assess – Use what you learned previously to try to answer the following.
What is a biome?
What factors are used to classify biomes?
Name the terrestrial biomes.
What biome would a pond be considered?

4. Cerebral stretch #41
Use examples to explain how climate determines the characteristics of a biome. These characteristics could include plants, animals, landforms, and natural resources.

5. Which biome gets the most precipitation? Which gets the least amount?
Cerebral stretch #42
Which biome gets the most precipitation?
Which gets the least amount?
Which biomes are in the United States?

6. Cerebral stretch #43
Georgia’s biome is a temperate deciduous forest. Describe three characteristics of a temperate deciduous forest.
44 was on paper as I was out on Friday the 8th

7. Cerebral stretch #44 Relative Temperature Forest Hottest Moderate
Make charts like the following and fill in the missing information:
Relative Temperature
Forest
Hottest
Moderate
Coldest
Relative Rainfall
Forest
Wettest
Moderate
Driest

8. Cerebral stretch #45 Relative Temperature Grasslands Deserts Hottest
Make charts like the following and fill in the missing information:
Relative Temperature
Grasslands
Deserts
Hottest
Moderate
XXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Coldest
XXXXXXXXXXXXX
Relative Rainfall
Grasslands
Deserts
Wettest
XXXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Moderate
Driest

9. cerebral stretch #46 What is the maximum temperature in March?
What is the minimum temperature in July?
How much precipitation is there in January?
Which type of biome do you think this is?
UK – Temperate deciduous

10. cerebral stretch #47
List a land biome of your choice and then tell what adaptations, (at least 2), plants or animals have to have to survive in this biome. Use examples to help explain why the adaptation is needed.

11. Notes to take from 20.2 – starts on page 534
Largest biome – approximately 73% of earth
List abiotic factors
List biotic factors
Plankton –
List temperature zones from top to bottom (you did these last year)
Use examples to explain how temperature affects the animals in a marine ecosystem
Describe the 4 major ocean zones for living things, list organisms that live there and abiotic factors. – You could draw a sketch to help you remember this
Explain how the earth depends on the ocean
Describe each of the following, telling where they are found and what lives there
Coral reefs
Estuaries
Sargasso Sea
Polar Ice

12. What does diversity mean? Why have we discussed it in science class?
Cerebral stretch #48
What does diversity mean?
Why have we discussed it in science class?
Why is biodiversity an advantage?
In what other class might be this discussed?

13. cerebral stretch #50 – no CS #49 what marine ecosystem is being shown
cerebral stretch #50 – no CS #49 what marine ecosystem is being shown? Get a book and look them up if you do not know. 1
3 – both pictures are the same location 2

14. cerebral stretch #51
What can your learn about the climate of an area based on tree rings?
What else can you learn from the tree ring?
Dendrochronology is the study of climate change as recorded by tree growth rings. What does chronology mean?
Tree ring dating doesn’t work for trees in the tropical rain forest or tundra. Why?

15. cerebral stretch #52
What term that you read about, does this picture show?
What are the abiotic factors that affect life in this area?
Why is this ecosystem important to life on earth?

16. cerebral stretch #53
On your paper write Freshwater and Marine and then list each term under the appropriate category. Once you have them divided by the big categories see if you can further subdivide the groups to show how they differ.
Swamps and marshes
Surface zone
Thermocline
Neritic
Rivers and Streams
Oceanic
Deep water zone
Open water zone
Lakes and ponds
Coral reefs
Littoral zone
Intertidal
Estuaries
Benthic

17. cerebral stretch #53
Correct divisions – notice the term on both lists. What term describes an area that is a mixture of the two?
Fresh Water
Rivers and Streams
Lakes and ponds
Littoral zone
Open water zone
Deep water zone
Swamps and marshes
Marine
Coral reefs
Intertidal
Estuaries
Benthic
Thermocline
Neritic
Surface zone
Oceanic

19. Cerebral Stretch #54
Now take these same terms and further subdivide them. Make subheadings and list 2-4 items under each category.
Fresh Water
Rivers and Streams
Lakes and ponds
Littoral zone
Open water zone
Deep water zone
Swamps and marshes
Marine
Coral reefs
Intertidal
Estuaries
Benthic
Thermocline
Neritic
Surface zone
Oceanic

20. Categories further subdivided to show differences
Categories further subdivided to show differences. Being able to separate them to this degree shows that you understand the terms, rather than just having the definitions memorized. If you could not do this – study more!
Fresh Water
Moving water - Rivers and Streams
Mostly still water - Swamps and marshes
Lakes and ponds
Zones of lakes and ponds
Littoral zone
Open water zone
Deep water zone
Marine
Ocean Life Zones
Intertidal
Neritic
Oceanic
Benthic
Temperature Zones in the ocean
Surface zone
Thermocline
Other salt water environments
Coral reefs
Estuaries