Biomes

Guessing game

Which Biome am I?

Land Biomes

• Define Biome:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Define Ecosystem---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Tundra • Plants

– grass, moss, small shrubs

• Animals

– .

• CLIMATE

Deciduous Forest

• Plants– hickory, maples, oaks

• Animals

• CLIMATE

Desert!!! • Plants

– succulents (thick, waxy leaves) like prickly pears,

• Animals– .

– CLIMATE

Grassland• Plants

– grasses, shrubs

• Animals

• CLIMATE

Rainforest• Plants:

– trees of all sizes, herbs, Grasses

• Animals

• CLIMATE

Cold Climate Forest(Taiga)

• Plants– pines, firs, some

grasses

• Animals

• CLIMATE

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SAVANNA

• Plants: cattails, grassesPlants: cattails, grasses

• Animals:Animals:

• CLIMATECLIMATE

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GRASSLANDSANIMALSANIMALS

CLIMATECLIMATE

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Marine: Oceans

• Plants: Seaweed (protist), sea cabbage

• Animals: snails, crabs, sea stars, fish, clams, predatory crustaceans.

• Largest of all the ecosystems

Marine: Coral Reefs• Plants: seagrasses, mangroves

• Animals: coral, invertebrates, fishes, sea urchins, octopuses, sea stars

• in warm shallow waters

• can be found as barriers along continents

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Marine: Estuaries

• Plants: marsh grasses, mangrove trees Plants: marsh grasses, mangrove trees (tropic areas) (tropic areas)

• Animals: worms, oysters, crabs, waterfowl Animals: worms, oysters, crabs, waterfowl

• where freshwater and salt water mixwhere freshwater and salt water mix