Biomes

There are around _____ different biomes in the world.

• 3

• 10

• 100

• 66

Names of specific biomes include:

• Urban areas

• Deserts

• Tundra

• Suburbs

• Tropical Rainforests

A biome is:

• a type of device used to find different forms of life

• a type of ecosystem with a specific set of life forms, climate, and soil

• a map that helps you find your way when lost in a new country

• a type of ecosystem with examples found throughout the world (on different continents)

• a picture of an animal in a biology textbook

Names of specific biomes include:

• Shopping Forests

• Temperate Forests

• Boreal Forests

• Parking Habitats

• Savannahs (Tropical Grasslands)

An abiotic factor might include:

• The density of McDonalds in an ecosystem

• Wind

• The number of frogs in a pond

• Rainfall

• Water quality

A biotic factor might include:

• Air quality

• Bullfrogs in a pond

• Sunlight

• Mushrooms growing on a tree

• The amount of trees and grasses in an environment

The main difference between a biotic factor and an abiotic factor is that:

• Biotic factors involve superhuman strength and abiotic factors involve plants defying gravity

• Biotic factors are living organisms and abiotic factors are any factors that are non-living

• Biotic factors are movies that have happy endings and abiotic factors are scary movies

• Biotic factors involve just one organism and abiotic factors involve multiple organisms