biome project
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A few good sources:
Encyclopediabrittanica.com
Nationalgeographic.com
Zoobooks.com
For biome maps/ other info: http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/world_biomes.htm
Worldbiomes.com
Environmental Systems Project
• Work together in your groups to complete this• Each group is assigned a specific
Biome to research• You will be researching the
information using textbooks and the internet – use them properly!!• Final project will be presented on a
poster to the class• Completed and due by THURSDAY!
Every group must start their research using the textbook. • There is information on each biome
from pages 68-79
• The 3 active computers in the room can be used as well- the two by the windows, and this one• 5 minute maximum per group-
decide what you will be looking for BEFORE you get on the computer!
•A biome is an area of the planet that can be classified according to the :
*Plants*Temperature*Precipitation*Animals*Soil
Temp: winter -54 to -1° C (-65 to 30° F)
summer -7° to 21° C (20°- 70° F)
Precipitation: 30-85 cm /year
Taiga
Red Fox
Uses its tail as a cover in the winter
Long Eared Owl
Can see a field mouse from 100 yards away (at night!)
Taiga
Temp: 20oC (68oF) - 25oC (77oF)
Precipitation: > 200 cm/year
*as many as 50% of all the world’s animal species may be found here
Tropical Rainforest
Australian Tree Kangaroo
Tropical Rainforest
Bioluminescent Mushrooms
Attract insects to carry spores
Temp: 20oC (68oF) - 25oC (77oF)
• some can reach higher than 38oC (100oF)
• lower than –15oC (5oF) Precipitation: < 25
cm/year
Desert
Honey Badger
Desert
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwDFiabhWQ4
Honeypot antStores fluids to feed the
colony
Temp: –30oC (-22oF) - 30oC (86oF)
Precipitation: 75 - 150 cm/year
Most trees lose their leaves in the winter
Temperate Deciduous Forest
Bald eagle
Eyesight is 4X that of a human with perfect vision
Fire salamanderReleases poisonous
neurotoxins
Temperate Deciduous Forest
Temp: Winter –34oC (-29oF) Summer below 10oC (50oF)
Precipitation: 15–25 cm/year (Low precipitation)
*low dversity* permafrost (permanently frozen
soil)
Tundra
Temp: Summer up to 38oC (100oF)
Winter down to –40oC (-40oF)
Precipitation: 50cm - 90 cm/year
Grassland
African Wild Dogs
The alpha male & female reproduce & the pack takes
care of the young
ZebraStripe patterns are like
fingerprints
Grassland
All areas that are under water
Includes: freshwater/saltwater
warm/cold deep sea/shallow pond
Aquatic
Planaria
Regenerative properties
Protoperidinium pellucidum
Pytoplankton make up 90% of marine biomass
Aquatic
Portuguese Man of War
Not a jellyfish!!!!!Made up of a colony of organisms
working together (zooids)
Southern Right Whale Dolphin
Has lost dorsal fin through evolution
Aquatic
Threats to BiodiversityThreats to Biodiversity
• Human activities decrease biodiversity and the ecosystem’s stability:
1. Habitat alteration 3. Pollution2. Improper hunting 4. Invasive species
1. Habitat Alteration1. Habitat Alteration
• Changing or altering a habitat• Ex. Habitat fragmentation
-organisms isolated from resources- organisms isolated from mates-increased deaths
3. Pollution3. Pollutiona substance or thing that has harmful or poisonous effects on the environment• Water pollution (acid rain)• Air pollution (carbon dioxide)• Soil pollution• Noise pollution
Oceans flow over nearly three-quarters of our planet, and hold 97% of the planet's water. They produce
more than half of the oxygen in the atmosphere, and absorb the most carbon from it.
3. Pollution3. Pollution
4. Invasive Species4. Invasive Speciesnonnative species that disrupts the native species. • Usually transported to new habitat by humans. • Lacks predators and competitionEx. Kudzu is a climbing vine that was introduced to the U.S. in the late 1800s to control erosion. It quickly took over parts of the landscape,
displacing the plants that used to grow there.