biomes, community stability

​Happy Wednesday!

Warm up: October 15

What are the four "spheres" of Earth?
Which one is made up of all living things?

For the next 20 minutes...

• "Newsela- Biomes"

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• There is a new module

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following characteristics is NOT used to define a biome?

• Temperature

• Soil

• Amount of light

• Wind speed

Multiple Choice

Which biome is characterized by cold temperatures, treeless landscapes, and ground that is permanently frozen?

• Taiga

• Tundra

• Grasslands

• Deciduous Forest

Multiple Choice

What are the four main characteristics that define a biome?

• Temperature, soil, amount of light, amount of water

• Temperature, rainfall, altitude, latitude

• Soil, humidity, wind, sunlight

• Temperature, rainfall, wind, humidity

Multiple Choice

Which biome is characterized by cold or hot/dry, little vegetation, nocturnal animals

• chaparral

• desert

• taiga

• alpine