Biomes and Ecosystems

Biomes and Ecosystems

A BIOME is a LARGE ECOSYSTEM that has its own kind of CLIMATE, RAINFALL, SOIL, PLANTS and ANIMALS! This is a picture of a DESERT BIOME!

Multiple Choice

There are HOT/DRY DESERTS and COLD/DRY DESERTS! (True or False)

• True

• False

Ecosystems can be BIG or SMALL. When we think about an ecosystem, normally we examine the interactions between the living things and the non-living things! Ecosystems can be as big as a rainforest OR as small as a log on the ground.

Multiple Select

Here in Illinois, we live in a special type of BIOME where the TREES LOSE THEIR LEAVES in the FALL. Which BIOME do we live in?

• Arctic Tundra

• Desert

• Deciduous Forest

• Rain Forest

This is a RAINFOREST BIOME! There are TROPICAL RAINFORESTS and TEMPERATE RAINFORESTS. They are both WET! Tropical rainforests tend to be WARMER than temperate rainforests. The picture shows a TROPICAL RAINFOREST!

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Grassland biomes have lots of GRASS! There are TWO MAJOR TYPES of GRASSLANDS! What are the two types of grasslands?

• Hot and Cold Deserts

• Savannas and Prairies

• Tropical and Temperate Rainforests

Multiple Choice

Another word for CONIFEROUS FOREST is.... (Hint: Tall pine trees and cold climate)

• Taiga

• Tundra

• Desert

• Rainforest

The ARCTIC TUNDRA is a COLD/DRY BIOME without trees! The ground is frozen all year. Winters are long and icy cold. Summers are short and cool. Very little rain falls in the tundra.

Multiple Select

The PERMANENTLY FROZEN GROUND in the ARCTIC TUNDRA is called.......

• Frozen

• Ice

• Permafrost

• Snow

Multiple Choice

There are also AQUATIC BIOMES! Is the OCEAN composed of SALT WATER or FRESH WATER?

• Fresh Water

• Salt Water

There are TWO MAJOR TYPES of AQUATIC BIOMES! There are SALT WATER and FRESH WATER AQUATIC BIOMES. The Ocean is mainly composed of SALT WATER! Most rivers, lakes, and wetlands are FRESHWATER. Lake Michigan, next to Chicago, is a FRESHWATER LAKE! There is Matuesz learning how to sail a boat with my dad on LAKE MICHIGAN!

Rainbow River, in Florida, is a FRESHWATER RIVER!

Multiple Choice

Where do you think you would most likely find a CHAMELEON?

• Rain Forest

• Arctic Tundra

• Ocean

Multiple Select

Where would you find a POLAR BEAR?

• Deciduous Forest

• Arctic Tundra

• Grassland