Monday 542015 Announcements Due Today Nothing Due Today

Monday 5/4/2015 Announcements: Due Today: Nothing Due Today! • AGENDA: Ecology Unit • Activity: Avatar Essay Homework/Class Assignments!! • Avatar Essay due Wednesday/Thursday in GRADEBOOK for 50 Points • Turn in Movie Guide with Essay • Last day to turn in late work/make up test or do corrections is Tuesday 5/19/2015!!!

Tuesday 5/5/2015 Announcements: Due Today: Nothing! • AGENDA: Ecology Unit Homework/Class Assignments!! • Avatar Essay due Wednesday/Thursday in GRADEBOOK for 65 Points • Turn in Movie Guide with Essay • Activity: Write Avatar Essays • GRADEBOOK CLOSES TUESDAY 5/19/2015

Wednesday/Thursday 5/6 -5/7/2014 Announcements: Due Today: What is a Biome Homework/Class Assignments!! Worksheet and Annotations • Agenda: Ecology • Notes: Biomes • Activity: Biomes Flip Book • Biomes Flip Book due Today for 25 Points (GRADEBOOK)

Biomes • Often referred to as ecosystems • Contains abiotic and biotic components • 5 major biomes on Earth: aquatic, desert, forest, grasslands and tundra

Aquatic Biome • Largest biome covering 75% of the Earth • Humid, cooler temperatures • 2 Types: • Freshwater: low salt concentrations (ponds, lakes an rivers) • Marine: high salt concentration (oceans and coral reefs)

Desert Biome • High temperatures, dry and little rainfall • Covers 1/5 of Earth’s surface • Few large mammals due to insufficient means of storing water

Forest Biome • Lots of water, trees and other producers • Threatened by human activity: deforestation, pollution and hunting

Grasslands Biome • Dominated by grass instead of trees • Warm to mild temperatures with moderate rainfall

Tundra Biome • Coldest of all 5 biomes • Cold temperatures, low biodiversity, poor nutrients, low precipitation • Nutrients come mostly from dead organisms and decomposers