Introduction to Biomes

Biomes Intro

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Open Ended

What is a Biome? Give an example

Multiple Choice

What two factors affect climate?

• latitude and longitude

• temperature and altitude

• latitude and altitude

• location and precipitation

Multiple Choice

What two factors affect vegetation (plant life)?

• Precipitation and Temperature

• Atmospheric Circulation and Temperature

• Latitude and Precipitation

• Latitude and Temperature

Multiple Choice

Animal adaptations for the Tropical Rainforest biome include:

• Camouflage, Poisonous species

• thick fur, extra body fat, and some burrow under ground for warmth

• Migration, Hibernation

• thin skin that readily absorbs water and nocturnal hunting

​LIMITS ON LIFE
The environment limits life. As our tour of the world´s climates showed, factors such as temperature, rainfall and soil conditions limit where plants and animals can live.

At the same time all plants and animals are adapted to specific environment, for example, kangaroo rats are adapted to dry desert environmnets.

​IMPORTANT TERMS

HABITAT: Is the place where a plant or animal lives. The most diverse habitats on Earth are tropical rain forest.

EXTINCT: Extrame changes in ecosystems can cause species to diet out, or become exinct.

Multiple Choice

In which Biome does most of the world's human population live?

• Tundra

• Temperate Deciduous Forest

• Tropical Rainforest

• Temperate Grasslands (Prairie)

Multiple Choice

Which land biome has the greatest species diversity?

• Tundra

• Temperate Deciduous Forest

• Tropical Rainforest

• Temperate Grasslands