Preview: Biomes How do you think climate effects what vegetation and animals are in a region or area? It will effect the size of the population that supported by the environment, the survival tactics of animals,

Biome Terms Ecosystem- an interdependent community of plants & animals. Biome- an ecosystem of a specific region. The four types of biomes are : forest, grassland, desert, tundra. A forest biome is determined by the types of trees in the area.

The World’s Major Biomes

Biome Terms With each of the biomes, set up a station for a group to work in. They will combine the information from the slides to draw a “snapshot” of the biome. Each drawing should include characteristics of : Vegetation Climate Animals Level of Precipitation Locations

What does Grassland look like? Grasses: prairie clover, oats, wheat, & barley. Few trees

Weather and Climate Windy, semi-dry biome, but has a rainy season What is the temperature range? (line represents the temperature on the right side) (bar graph represents inches of rainfall on the left)

Where are grasslands found? On every continent except the South Pole. One-Fourth of the earth is grassland. Great Plains of North America.

Grassland Animals Zebra Lions Elephants Wildebeest Prairie Dogs Bison

What does Deserts look like? Joshua Tree Sandy often salty soil Few trees, but may sand dunes Various cactus plants

Where are the Deserts? Most are in Africa. Others are in the U.S. S. America Australia, and Asia. The largest Desert in the world is the Sahara in Africa. Sahara Desert

Weather and Climate Dry, it barely rains Sunny, the sand is hot Hot temp., up to 131 degrees Cold at Night Because of the very little amount of moisture in the air. Water holds on to heat Daytime can be over 100°F and then drop to 40°F at night in the dry summers Winters can be below freezing

Desert Animals

What does a Tundra Biome Look Like? Tundra “Treeless plain” Almost no trees due to short growing season. Sedges, shrubs and grass Permafrost - ground frozen year round

Weather and Climate Permafrost soil - occurs in the coldest tundras. Soil is frozen for over two years or more Too cold for many animals or plants to survive. Very short summer season. What is the temperature range Freezing point

Where are Tundra biomes located? Artic, North America, Europe, Siberia Found in the most Northern climates

Animals of the Tundra Caribou Oxen Polar Bears Polar Bear Wolves

What does Coniferous Forest look like? Coniferous means “cone bearing” Evergreen-trees that produce cones and pine needles. The cones protect the trees seeds from the cold Needles retain moisture better than common leaves Pine needles remain on trees all year long.

Coniferous Forests Weather and Climate Notice the units are in millimeters and Celsius on this graph Cold, long, snowy winters What is the range in temperature? (about -20°F to 60°F) Humid summers Less precipitation than most forests (At most, 1.5 inches of precipitation a month)

Where are Coniferous Forests? What two lines of latitude do all the coniferous forests occur?

Coniferous Animals Reindeers Bobcats Bears Squirrel

What do Deciduous Forest look like? Broad leaf trees like Maple, oak, & mosses. Leaves tends change color and then fall off when the weather turns cold.

Deciduous Forest Weather and Climate Warm summers and cool winters (about 25°F-68°F) Trees lose there leaves when it turns cold Some deciduous forests have winter snow fall. Rainfall tends to be heavy. (About 2.75 inches a month)

Where are Deciduous Forest?

Deciduous Animals Wolf Platypus Grizzly Bear Bald Eagle White Tail Deer

What does a Rain Forest look like? Has many layers of trees, each trying to gain as much sunlight as possible vines, palms, orchids, and ferns. Contain a lot of moisture and water

Weather and Climate Plants in a rain forest can grow all year. Remains warm and frost free year round. What is the range in temperature? It gets lots of rain all year.

Where are Rain forest? Between the ______ of Cancer and _____ of Capricorn. Northern South America, Central America, Central Africa, and Indonesia.

Rain Forest Animals Many types of birds, monkeys, cat like mammals, insects, lizards and snakes.