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• An ecosystem is all the living and nonliving factors that affect an organism. (abiotic and biotic) • A biome is a major region that is characterized by its climate, soil type(s), and the dominant plants, animals, and other organisms that live there. A biome is made up of many individual ecosystems.
Ecotone • Boundary between two biomes
Alike but Different The species that live In each biome are different, but may look and act similar to species in other biomes. Because of similar niches in each biome. Kaibab Squirrel (north rim) Abert’s Squirrel (south rim)
Climate • Climate defines the boundaries of terrestrial biomes
Types of Biomes • Tundra • Desert • Grassland • Taiga • Temperate forest • Tropical rainforest • Polar ice • Freshwater • Marine
Is the temperature of each Biome: Hot, moderate, or cold? • Mountains • Tundra • Desert • Chaparral • Temperate Grassland • Tropical savanna • Taiga • Temperate forest • Tropical rainforest • Polar ice -
Is the temperature of each Biome: Hot, moderate, or cold? • Mountains - Moderate • Tundra - Cold • Desert - Hot • Chaparral - Moderate • Temperate Grassland - Moderate • Tropical savanna - Hot • Taiga - Cold • Temperate forest - Moderate • Tropical rainforest - Hot • Polar ice - Cold
Latitude and Altitude Affect the Climate • Gets colder the higher up you go (altitude) • Gets colder the farther north/south of the equator you go (latitude) • Most of food on Earth is grown between 30 -60 degrees north and south of the equator • -- Do we live in this latitude? ? --
Climatograms • A climatogram is a graph that shows average monthly values for two factors: temperature and precipitation. • Temperature is expressed in degrees Celsius and is plotted as a smooth curve. • Precipitation values are given in centimeters and are plotted as a histogram.
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