Biome Project
The world is made up of many different biomes. Biomes are large regions of the world with similar plants, animals, and other living things that are adapted to the climate and other conditions. There are many different classifications of biomes, but we will focus on six major terrestrial (land) ones:
1) Tundra
2) Taiga - Coniferous Forest
3) Tropical Rain Forest
4) Desert
5) Grasslands - tropical and temperate
6) Deciduous Forest
What is a biome? Check out this Video
A biome is made of many similar ecosystems. Ecosystems are the interactions between the living things and the nonliving things in a place. In an ecosystem, the plants, animals, and other organisms rely on each other and on the physical environment – the soil, water, and nutrients, for example. An ecosystem is often much smaller than a biome, although the size varies. At any given time, ecosystems may get out of balance and will adapt or change.
Within each biome, the living organisms have adaptations to help them survive in these sometimes extreme environments. For example, a rabbit in the tundra may have larger feet to hop on the snow and white fur to hide from its enemies.The unique climate and living conditions of each biome create wide variety on our wonderful planet.
Your job as an ecologist is to research one of these biomes of the world and describe the adaptations of the plants and animals that inhabit the different biomes. Use the websites listed below to start researching.
1) Tundra
2) Taiga - Coniferous Forest
3) Tropical Rain Forest
4) Desert
5) Grasslands - tropical and temperate
6) Deciduous Forest
What is a biome? Check out this Video
A biome is made of many similar ecosystems. Ecosystems are the interactions between the living things and the nonliving things in a place. In an ecosystem, the plants, animals, and other organisms rely on each other and on the physical environment – the soil, water, and nutrients, for example. An ecosystem is often much smaller than a biome, although the size varies. At any given time, ecosystems may get out of balance and will adapt or change.
Within each biome, the living organisms have adaptations to help them survive in these sometimes extreme environments. For example, a rabbit in the tundra may have larger feet to hop on the snow and white fur to hide from its enemies.The unique climate and living conditions of each biome create wide variety on our wonderful planet.
Your job as an ecologist is to research one of these biomes of the world and describe the adaptations of the plants and animals that inhabit the different biomes. Use the websites listed below to start researching.
adapted from: https://sites.google.com/a/pennridge.us/mr-j/teacher/biomes-webquest