BIOME / ECOSYSTEMOur Earth’s major life zones.

• A Biome is a place on Earth. Another word for place is Environment

EARTH

• Not all places on Earth are the same.

ANIMALS

• Not all places have the same animals.

PLANTS

• Not all places have the same plants.

CLIMATE

Not all places have the same climate.

Another word for climate is temperature.

Desert BiomeThe Desert is hot and dry.

The Desert has different types of cactus.

The Desert has Camels.

The Desert has snakes.

The Desert has scorpions.

Forest Biome

• The Forest has rain.• The Forest has trees.• The Forest has Mountain Lions.• The Forest has Bears.• The Forest has waterfalls

Aquatic Marine BiomeThis is the ocean. It has salty water.

• The Ocean has Octopus’.• The Ocean has Sharks.• The Ocean has Whales.• The Ocean has Jellyfish.• The Ocean has a beach.

Aquatic Fresh Water BiomePonds and Lakes, Rivers and Streams

This water is fresh. You can drink this water.

• Fresh water has fish.• Fresh water has frogs.• Fresh water has ducks.• Fresh water has dragon flies.• Fresh water has mosquitoes that bite you.

Artic BiomeThe Artic biomes are cold and frozen

• The Artic Biome has:• Snow and Ice• Polar Bears • Seals• Penguins

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• A Biome is:

an energy drink a Place on Earth

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• Every place on Earth:

Looks the same

Looks different

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On Earth there is only one kind of animal

On Earth we have many different kinds of animals.

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• On Earth we have :• Different plants growing in each Biome.

• The same plants growing in each Biome.

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• Climate is another word for:

• An animal that lives in the desert

• The type of weather in a Biome.

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• What are some things would you find in the desert Biome?

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• What are some things you would find in a FOREST Biome?

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• Aquatic means in or around the water.

• Marine Biomes are in the ocean and the

water is salty. You can not drink this water.

• Fresh water Biomes are on the land and you can drink the water.

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• What are some of the types of plants and animals found in an Aquatic Marine Biome?

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• An Aquatic Fresh water Biome is on the land.

True False

• There are sharks in this Biome.

True False

• People and animals can drink this water.

True False

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• What are some of the animals you can find in a fresh water Biome?

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• What are some things you would find in an Artic Biome?

BIOME: Our Earth’s major life zones.

Georgia Performance Standard:Science Biology SB4Students will assess the dependence of all organisms on one another and the flow of energy and

matter within their ecosystems.

Element a. Investigate the relationship among organisms, population, communities, ecosystems, and biomes.

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