Biomes Terrestrial Only

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BiomesTerrestrial Only

• Tropical Rainforest
• Temperate Rainforest
• Desert
• Grassland
• Deciduous Forest
• Boreal Forest/also called Taiga
• Tundra

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BiomesThese are the four areas we will look at.

• Location
• Climate
• Vegetation
• Animals

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Tropical Rainforest

• Location Near equator Africa, South America
• Climate Hot, and rainy
• Vegetation Abundant plants, trees form a canopy
• Animals Many insects, huge variety of animals

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Tropical Rainforest

• Contains more species of plants and animals of
  all other Biomes combined.

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Temperate Rainforest

• Location Northwest United States
• Climate Moderate, lots of rain
• Vegetation Huge trees
• Animals Large selection

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Temperate Rainforest

• The animals

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Temperate Rainforest

• Famous for huge trees

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Grasslands

• Location Africa, United States, South America,
  Asia, Europe
• Climate Moderate amount of rain, not enough to
  support trees. Cold but not harsh winters
  semi-hot summers
• Vegetation Grass limited trees
• Animals Home to largest land animals. Elephants,
  Rhino, Buffalos, Hippos

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Grasslands

• The animals

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Desert

• Location Found on every continent.
• Climate Hot, dry, cool to cold nights except
  Antartica which is very cold
• Vegetation Very little
• Animals Little variety, many small, adapted to
  extreme heat or cold,and very dry conditions

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Desert

• Plants and animals must survive with little water

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Deciduous Forest

• Location Six of seven continents, South
  America, Africa, Kennesaw GA.
• Climate Seasons, above average rainfall, Not
  extremly hot, nor cold
• Vegetation Trees drop leaves in fall, grow in
  spring
• Animals Medium variety, average number of insects

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Boreal Forest/ Taiga/ Coniferous Forest

• Location Northern Europe, Russia, Canada
  Northern North America
• Climate Cold, heavy snowfall
• Vegetation Coniferous Trees, limited variety
  because of harsh climate
• Animal limited variety, moose, deer, beavers,
  insects

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Boreal Forest

• Animals and Plants

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Tundra

• Location Extreme north, Arctic
• Climate Very cold, dry
• Vegetation Few trees, limited plants, moss,
  lichen, permafrost
• Animals Caribou, insects in summer, wolves,
  birds that fly south, polar bear

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Freshwater Biomes/Ponds Lakes

• Bodies of standing or still water
• Algae are your major producers
• Insects, snails, amphibians, fish, are some of
  your animals.
• Catfish are scavengers and bacteria are
  decomposer in a lake or pond

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Freshwater Biomes
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Rivers and Streams

• Both have moving water
• The headwaters are where rivers and streams
  begin.
• Plants and animals are adapted for the moving
  water.

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Marine Biomes / Estuaries

• Estuaries Where fresh water of a river meets salt
  water of the ocean
• Common animals are crabs,worms,clams, fish,algae.

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Marine Biomes/Intertidal

• Intertidal The part of the beach between the
  highest high tide and lowest low tide

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Marine Biomes/Neritic

• Neritic The part of the ocean that extends over
  the continental shelf.
• Contains many schools of fish, coral reefs, and
  algae

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Marine Biomes/Surface

• Surface Zone The area of the ocean in which light
  penetrates
• Only goes down a few hundred meters
• This zone contains the oceans producers which
  drive all of the other zones

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Marine Biomes/Deep Zone

• Deep Zone Most of the water is completely dark
• Most animals feed on animals that sink down from
  the surface zone
• Home of some bizarre-looking animals

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The Deep Zone