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Biomes

- a group of land ecosystems with similar climates and organisms.

- a community of organisms that live in a particular area.

Biomes are determined by:

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6 Major Biomes

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Biomes of the World



Directions: Use the Missouri botanical Garden Biome website, listed above, to explore the different biomes of the world. Complete the following questions as you explore.

Rainforest

Two types of Rainforests

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Type 1:

Annual Precipitation:

Annual Temperature:

Age of Trees:

Type 2:

Annual Precipitation:

Annual Temperature:

Age of Trees:

Rainforest have a wide variety of animals. List 4 animals that are found in rainforests. Include their habitat, diet, and range (area they live in).

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List 4 interesting plants that are found in tropical rainforests

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What is one interesting fact you learned about rainforests?

Location! Use colors to label the map where the 2 types of rainforests are located. Use different colors for the different types.

Tundra

Average Annual Temperature:

Annual Precipitation (hint: look at graph):

List 2 plants found in the tundra. Include where in the tundra they grow.:

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List Animals found in the tundra, 2 birds and 2 mammals.

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What is one interesting fact you learned about tundra?

Location: Use color to label the map where the Tundra is located.

Taiga (Boreal Forest)

Annual Temperature:

• Winter:

• Summer:

Annual Precipitation:

What type of trees grow in the Taiga?

List 2 birds and 2 mammals that live in this type of forest.

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What are 2 facts you learned about the Taiga?

Location: Use color to label the map where the Taiga is.

Desert

What are the 2 types of Desert?

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List 2 examples of each type of Desert

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Average Day Temperature:

Average Night Temperature:

Average Precipitation:

Worlds Largest Desert:

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North Americas Largest Desert:

• Where is it located:

Name 1 plant found in the desert and its adaptation that allows it to grow in the desert.

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List 2 animals that are found in the desert.

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What is one interesting fact you learned about the desert?

Location: Use color to label the location of the desert biomes on the map.

Deciduous Forests

Annual Precipitation:

Average Temperature:

Changing Seasons:

What does deciduous mean?

What causes the seasons?

Draw 1 leaf from the Leaf scrapbook.

Animals:

One mammal:

One Bird:

One reptile or amphibian:

What are 2 interesting fact you learned about deciduous forests?

Location: Use color to label the location of the deciduous forest biomes on the map.

Grasslands

Annual Precipitation:

Types of Grasslands:

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Plants:

Pick 2 questions from the Grasslands Plants page and answer them.

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Animals:

One Bird:

Two Mammals:

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What is one interesting fact you learned about grasslands?

Location: Use color to label the location of the grassland biomes on the map.

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