Biome Intro

Biome Intro

Biomes are large naturally occurring communities of flora and fauna influenced by Abiotic factors

Match

Match the following

• Flora

• Fauna

• Abiotic

Plants

Animals

Non-living things

• Plants

• Animals

• Non-living things

Deserts, Grasslands, Tropical Rainforests, Temperate Forests, Taiga and Tundra

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Determined by the Biotic (Living) Abiotic (non-living)

Primary Biomes

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Multiple Choice

Living things

• Biotic

• Abiotic

Seasonal Variations can influence.

Abiotic Factors

• pH - Measure of Acidity

• Salinity - Measure of Salt

• Temperature - Measure of heat

• Light

• Topography - Natural Physical Features

• Weather

• Latitude - Relationship to equator​

Greater number and variety of of organisms in an environment is considered High Biodiversity.

Population: total number of a specific species in an environment. ​

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Phosphorus is an essential mineral or nutrient for all life.

Biodiversity

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Multiple Select

Which of the following would be Abiotic Factors?

• Sunlight

• Temperature

• Water

• Wind

• Trees

Primary Succession: First time life appears in a new area. (bare rock no soil)

Secondary Succession: happens when a disturbance occurs. (Requires Soil)​

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We will cover in more detail later.

Type of Succession

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Multiple Choice

What would come first?

• Primary Succession

• Secondary Succession

Temperature Zones

​Subpolar: Is missing but is a real zone that exists at the top of the Temperate zone and borders the polar. It's biomes overlap with both temperate and polar.

​Tundra

• Arctic or Cold Ecosystem

• Little Rainfall

• Close proximity to the North or South Pole

• Slightly more precipitation than a desert

• Usually in high latitudes

• Low biodiversity (special adaptations)

• Pioneer Species​

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What is proximity

• How close or far away something is

• An approximate amount

• The amount of a species in an area

• Amount of biodiversity

​organisms overlap with tundra

Taiga (Boreal Forest)

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• Forests filled with coniferous or cone baring trees.

• ​Subarctic Zones

• Winter forests

• Average temperature 23 to 41 Degrees.

Multiple Choice

What zone would Taiga or Boreal Forests Most likely occur in?

• Polar

• Subpolar

• Temperate

• Tropical

Throughout the United States

​Temperate Forests

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• Just below Subarctic Zone

• Between Taigas and Tropical Rainforests

• Deciduous Trees

• High​ Biodiversity

Match

Match the following

• Coniferous Tree

• Deciduous Tree

• Lichen & Moss

Pine Tree

Leafy Tree

Pioneer Species

• Pine Tree

• Leafy Tree

• Pioneer Species

Savannah: with an H they are in Africa

Grasslands

• North America: Prairie

• Europe: Steppe

• Tropical & Subtropical: Savanna

• Chaparral bushes and shrubs

• Grass is primary flora

• Not enough rain for most trees

• Drastic Seasonal Changes​

Match

Match the following

• Savanna

• Savannah

• Prairie

• Steppe

Subtrop

Africa

North America

Europe

• Subtrop

• Africa

• North America

• Europe

Can be extremely cold like the Gobi Desert

Deserts

• Exist in every climate zone

• Less than 10 inches of rain per year

• Water evaporates faster than it can accumulate

• ​Low biodiversity

Multiple Choice

Deserts can exist where?

• Tropical

• Subtropical

• temperate

• All climate zones

​South America and African are most commonly thought of

​Tropical Rainforests​

• Tropical Zone

• Near the Equator

• Equal Sunlight and darkness

• Heavy rainfall

• Most biodiversity of non-aquatic environments

Reorder

North to south please

• Polar

• Subpolar

• Temperate

• Subtropical

• Tropical

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