APES- Introduction to the World’s Biomes Objective: Understand the plants, animals and climate that characterize each biome of the world. Site: http://mbgnet.mobot.org/ Missouri Botanical Gardens Browse each biome and fill out the chart below and answer the questions below about each individual biome Interesting Terrestrial Biome Common Plants/ Features Weather/Climate Animals Home to half of Earth’s Double Coconut, Banyan plant and animal species and Tree, Capybara, tribal cultures, source of Very warm and wet, 70-85F, Rainforest Chimpanzee, Bearded Pig medicinal plants regular rainfall Lichen, Cushion Plants, can dip to as low as Very cold, ridden with Tundra Polar Bears, Arctic Foxes soil is usually frozen permafrost, low precipitation Low temperatures, 12-33 The largest primarily inches a year of rain, long Evergreens, Hawk forest, located in the nights in winter, long days Taiga Owl, Beavers, Moose, Lynx northern hemisphere in summer Deserts near mountains caused by rain shadow Hot during the day, cool at Various Cacti, Dragon Tree, effect, along 30N and night, little precipitation and Desert Dingo, Fennec Fox 30S humidity Changing seasons, 30-60 in. Silver Red Maple, Forest leaves change colors of rainfall a year, weather Temperate Black Bear, Turkey over seasons varies over seasons Prairie Blazingstar, 10-30 in. of rainfall per year, Coneflower, Giraffe, Found everywhere except fertile, temperate or hot all Grasslands Warthog Antarctica year Interesting Aquatic Biomes Common Plants/ Features Weather/Climate Animals Water is filtered through Anaconda, Otter, Common groundwater, water Climate depends on area that Rivers & Streams Puffer fish, River Turtle accumulated through runoff river resides in Ponds can support rooted Algae, Bass, Carp, Platypus, plants, largest lake has area Climate depends on area that & Lakes Trout, White Pelican of 143,244 square miles the pond or river resides in Wetlands being destroyed by settlement, prevents Vary depending on area, Alligator, Walking Catfish, flooding in areas and is a moderate temperatures, Wetlands Forbs, Grasses home to many organisms moderate to rainfall
APES- Introduction to the World’s Biomes Objective: Understand the plants, animals and climate that characterize each biome of the world. Site: http://mbgnet.mobot.org/ Missouri Botanical Gardens Browse each biome and fill out the chart below and answer the questions below about each individual biome Terrestrial Biome Common Plants/ Interesting Features Weather/Climate Animals Rainforest Double Coconut, Banyan Tree, Capybara, Chimpanzee, Bearded Pig Home to half of Earth’s plant and animal species and tribal cultures, source of medicinal plants Very warm and wet, 70-85F, regular rainfall Tundra Lichen, Cushion Plants, Polar Bears, Arctic Foxes can dip to as low as soil is usually frozen Very cold, ridden with permafrost, low precipitation Taiga Evergreens, Hawk Owl, Beavers, Moose, Lynx The largest primarily forest, located in the northern hemisphere Low temperatures, 12-33 inches a year of rain, long nights in winter, long days in summer Desert Various Cacti, Dragon Tree, Dingo, Fennec Fox Deserts near mountains caused by rain shadow effect, along 30N and 30S Hot during the day, cool at night, little precipitation and humidity Temperate Silver Red Maple, Black Bear, Turkey Forest leaves change colors over seasons Changing seasons, 30-60 in. of rainfall a year, weather varies over seasons Grasslands Prairie Blazingstar, Coneflower, Giraffe, Warthog Found everywhere except Antarctica 10-30 in. of rainfall per year, fertile, temperate or hot all year Aquatic Biomes Common Plants/ Interesting Features Weather/Climate Animals Rivers & Streams Anaconda, Otter, Common Puffer fish, River Turtle Water is filtered through groundwater, water accumulated through runoff Climate depends on area that river resides in & Lakes Algae, Bass, Carp, Platypus, Trout, White Pelican Ponds can support rooted plants, largest lake has area of 143,244 square miles Climate depends on area that the pond or river resides in Wetlands Alligator, Walking Catfish, Forbs, Grasses Wetlands being destroyed by settlement, prevents flooding in areas and is a home to many organisms Vary depending on area, moderate temperatures, moderate to rainfall
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