2. Biomes of Utah Desert, Forest, and Wetlands

3. What is a biome?  Biomes are climatically and geographically defined as similar climatic conditions on the Earth, such as communities of plants, animals, and soil organisms.climaticallygeographically Earth communitiesplants animalssoil organisms

4. The Desert Annual rainfall? Less than 5 inches! If Utah were left in its natural stare it would be a desert.

5. Two Types of deserts found in Utah  Hot desert  Cold desert

6. Desert Animals  Desert Tortoise  Snakes  Lizards  Golden Eagle  Turkey Vulture

7. Desert Tortoise  The length of this tortoise's shell is about 10 inches. Full- grown adults will reach 15 inches.  The hard shell is a protection against predators and a harsh environment..  The color and patterns allow the tortoise to blend in with the shrubs and soil.

8. Snakes Snakes are important predators in desert ecosystems. Life on the desert is harsh, and predators help to maintain the critical balance.

9. Lizards  Lizards are superbly adapted desert dwellers.  Control insects.  Serve as food for other desert predators.  Two adaptations. They are very well camouflaged. They can lose their tail to escape when captured and grow a new one for future escapes.

10. Golden Eagle  A Golden Eagle eating a hare.  The eagle will typically cover a large territory in search of an occasional lizard or desert wood rat.  Beaks are adapted for killing small animals.

11. Turkey Vulture  Scavengers such as the Turkey Vulture, fill a very significant role in the desert ecosystem.

12. Plants of the desert  Cactuses would most likely be found in a desert area of Utah.  We also find sagebrush and juniper.

13. Forest Biomes  Found wherever a high number of trees and other plants grow together.

14. Deciduous Forest  Mild temperatures and plenty of rainfall.  Deciduous trees have large, flat leaves in order to photosynthesize as much as possible before harsh winters.  Seeds produced by deciduous plans attract animals like squirrels that store or eat them.

15. Deciduous Trees  Loses its leaves in the autumn.

16. Coniferous Forest biomes  Occur at higher elevations than deciduous forests.  The summer season is very brief and conifers grow quickly to take advantage of sunshine.  Instead of broad, flat leaves, conifers have adapted needle like leaves.

17. Examples Of Coniferous Trees  Pine and Spruce  Produces cones

18. Forest Animals Raccoon Garter Snake Eagle Turkey Robin Bears

19. Raccoon  This masked bandit can become very friendly when a full garbage can is available. Although very cute, this mammal can bite very hard!

20. Garter Snake  These common reptiles can be found in your own backyard.

21. Turkey A turkey in the wild can be a feast for a larger predator.

22. Robin  Robins can be seen in many backyards.

23. Bears  Black bears live in Utah.  They survive the cold, mountain winters by hibernating.

24. Wetland Biomes  Characterized by the presence of standing water or heavily water soaked soil.  Bodies of water such as ponds, rivers, marshes along with their surrounding areas are examples of wetlands.

25. Famous wetland located near us  The Great Salt Lake  Bear River Refuge

26. Types of Wetland environments found in Utah  Lake  River  Stream  Marsh

27. Wetland Animals Found in Utah  Beaver  Ducks  fish

28. Examples of Wetland Plants  Cattail  Willow  algae

29. Environment  Everything, both living and nonliving that surrounds and affects an animal.