BIOMES Big Q What abiotic and biotic factors

BIOMES Big Q: What abiotic and biotic factors characterize biomes?

ENGAGE - CLIMATES AROUND THE WORLD ➤ Think of a place you have traveled to. What kind go climate and vegetation exist there?

EXPLAIN - BIOMES ➤ Biomes - look at an area’s abiotic factors and biotic factors ➤ Abiotic Factors ➤ 1. Climate ➤ 2. Soil Type ➤ 3. p. H ➤ 4. Average Rainfall ➤ Biotic Factors ➤ 1. Plant Life ➤ 2. Animal Life

ELABORATE - BIOMES ➤ Tropical Rainforest ➤ 1. hot temperatures ➤ 2. nutrient poor soil ➤ 3. large average rainfall ➤ 4. snakes, birds, lizards, monkeys ➤ 5. Abundant Biodiversity

ELABORATE - BIOMES ➤ Grasslands/Savanna ➤ 1. seasonal rainfall ➤ 2. dry spells causing fires ➤ 3. nutrient rich soil ➤ 4. herbivores, prairie dogs, zebras, grasses ➤ 5. Average Biodiversity

EXPLAIN - DESERT ➤ Desert ➤ 1. Lack of rain ➤ 2. hot, dry temperatures ➤ 3. animals hibernate during the day ➤ 4. succulent plants, reptiles, desert fox ➤ 5. low biodiversity

EXPLAIN - BIOMES ➤ Temperate Deciduous Forest ➤ 1. Seasonal Rain ➤ 2. Four Seasons ➤ 3. Trees that shed their leaves (maples) ➤ 4. Squirrels, deer, skunks ➤ 5. Nutrient rich soil ➤ 6. Average biodiversity

EXPLAIN - BIOMES ➤ Taiga (Boreal Forest) ➤ 1. Cool dry summers ➤ 2. Coniferous trees ➤ 3. Moderate Precipitation ➤ 4. Moose, Black Bear, eagles ➤ 5. Average Biodiversity ➤ 6. Nutrient poor soil

EXPLAIN - BIOMES ➤ Tundra ➤ 1. Permafrost - frozen layer of soil ➤ 2. Low precipitation ➤ 3. Cold temperatures ➤ 4. Nutrient poor soils ➤ 5. Lichens, mosses, caribou, arctic foxes ➤ 6. Low Biodiversity

ELABORATE - BIOMES ➤ Ocean - largest biome, most available energy ➤ 1. Photic Zone - photosynthesis occurs here, surface ➤ 2. Aphotic Zone - dark zone, no photosynthesis ➤ 3. Benthic Zone - rocks on the bottom of the lake

ELABORATE - BIOMES ➤ Freshwater Ecosystems ➤ 1. Rivers and Streams ➤ 2. Lakes and Ponds ➤ 3. Wetlands ➤ Estuaries ➤ 1. where freshwater and saltwater meet

EVALUATE - TRIP TO THE BIOME ➤ Create a pamphlet to attract tourists to your biome. Include the following: ➤ 1. Animals present there ➤ 2. Plants present there ➤ 3. Climate ➤ 4. Average rainfall ➤ 5. Important features of your biome