1. If you could live in any biome, which one would it be and why?99
Biomes Notes
Biomes Notes
100
11/20/2014
11/20/2014
Starter:
Application:
Biome Notes
Connection:
Biome Map
Exit:
If you could live in any biome, which one would it be and why?
Practice:
1. What characteristics of each biome helped you find your partners?
2. What type of adaptations would the animals in your biome need to survive?
3. What type of adaptations would the plants in your biome need to survive?
4. In your group, make a list of other organisms that you might find in your biome.

2. 1 Starter 2. practice 3. Map 4. Exit
November AGENDA
Objective 7.10A Observe and describe how different environments, including microhabitats in schoolyards and biomes, support different varieties of organisms by completing and identify vocabulary words in a match.

4. Table of Contents Date Lecture/ Activity/ Lab Page
11/4-5 Components of the Solar System Research
11/ Space Mission Notes
11/ Space Mission Poster
11/14 Quiz
11/17 CBA Review
11/19 Vocabulary Match
11/ Biomes Notes and Map

5. Biome & Adaptations Notes
TEKS 7.10A observe and describe how different environments, including microhabitats in school yards and biomes, support different varieties of organisms

6. Groups of ecosystems that support certain plants & animals species & share similar climates are called biomes.

7. A biome’s climate is the average condition of temperature, rainfall, wind & clouds in an area over time.

8. Different biomes support different types of organisms because of the environmental characteristics.

9. Organisms are able to survive in different environments because of their ability to adapt.

10. Adaptations are the characteristics that help organisms survive and reproduce in their natural environment.

11. Factors that determine the type of biome:

12. Precipitation (rain/ snow) Latitude & Altitude Soil type
Temperature & if it ever freezes
Length of growing season

13. Land biomes: Where are we?

14. Desert

15. Tundra

16. Grasslands

17. Tropical rain forest

18. Forest

19. Water biomes:

20. Oceans Seas Bays Gulfs Estuaries
Marine (saltwater)
Oceans Seas Bays Gulfs Estuaries

21. -Standing water Ex. Lakes & ponds
Freshwater
-Standing water Ex. Lakes & ponds

22. -Flowing water Ex. Rivers & streams

23. Deserts
Climate – Extremely hot during the day and below freezing at night, dry- low moisture
Rainfall – Less than 25 cm each year
Soil – poor and sandy
Plants include: cacti, grasses, shrubs, succulents
Animals include: kangaroo rats, snakes, lizards, insects
Organism Adaptations – water storage, heat tolerance and burrowing

24. Tundra Climate – Extremely cold, low moisture
Rainfall – 20 cm or less each year
Soil – permafrost (frozen year round)
Plants include: lichens, low lying perennials
Animals include: rodents, caribou, musk ox, polar bears, wading birds
Organism Adaptations – plants reproduce at same time because of short growing season, hibernating, migrating, storing fat, and thick furs

25. Soil – Rich fertile soil Plants include: grasses, herbs, few trees
Grasslands
Climate – Mild- Warm to hot, has cold seasons but rarely freezing, seasonal moisture
Rainfall – cm each year, wet season - abundance of rain, dry season -little to no rain
Soil – Rich fertile soil
Plants include: grasses, herbs, few trees
Animals include: buffalo, antelope, deer, wolves, coyotes, giraffe, elephants, lions, hyenas, wildebeests, zebras, snakes, lizards, insects
Organism Adaptations – migrate for water, plants that withstand trampling and grazing

26. Forests Climate – Moderate to cold temperatures, high moisture
Rainfall – 40 to 50 cm each year
Soil – Rich soil in some areas and poor soil in rocky areas
Plants include: conifer trees- pine, redwoods, evergreens, cedar; deciduous trees- elm, oak, maples, wildflowers
Animals include: moose, bears, mountain lions, wolves, birds, insets, spiders, snails, raccoons, squirrels, deer
Organism Adaptations – coniferous trees have small leaves with waxy coating to protect from freezing, deciduous trees shed leaves to conserve water and keep from freezing, animals migrate and hibernate during winters

27. Rainforests Climate – Warm temperatures, very high moisture
Rainfall – Abundant, over 200 cm each year
Soil – Fertile soil near warm climates and poor thin soil in areas near the equator
Plants include: broadleaf evergreens, palms, tree ferns, orchids, bromeliads, vines, lichens and mosses
Animals include: parrots, toucans, snakes, lizards, monkeys, bats, frogs, jaguars, insects
Organism Adaptations – tall trees, broad leaves, and climbing vines to reach sunlight

28. If you could live in any biome, which one would it be and why?99
Biomes Notes
Biomes Notes
100
11/20/2014
11/20/2014
Starter:
Application:
Biome Notes
Connection:
Biome Map
Exit:
If you could live in any biome, which one would it be and why?
Practice:
1. What characteristics of each biome helped you find your partners?
2. What type of adaptations would the animals in your biome need to survive?
3. What type of adaptations would the plants in your biome need to survive?
4. In your group, make a list of other organisms that you might find in your biome.