Lesson Five: Biomes - Weebly

Due Date: 12/12/18

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Lesson Five: Biomes

6.LS2.2.4 Using evidence from climate data, draw conclusions about the patterns of abiotic

and biotic factors in different biomes, specifically the tundra, taiga, deciduous forest, desert,

grasslands, rainforest, marine, and freshwater ecosystems.

Directions: Read pages 112?125, watch the videos on Mr. Walls Weebly, and answer the

following questions as they guide you in understanding biomes.

Read Page 112

1. What word matches the definition below?

A group of ecosystems with similar climates and organisms

2. What are the six major biomes?

3. How does climate influence plants and animals?

Read Page 113 4. Define desert.

5. True or false, a desert is always very hot. Explain your answer.

6. What adaptations does an organism need to live in the desert biome?

Watch, "Deserts" 7. Fill in the chart below for the desert biome using your text and video.

Name of Biome:

Biotic Facts

Abiotic Facts

Read Page 114 & 115 8. Define rainforest.

2 9. Why do you think plants are everywhere in a rainforest?

10. What are two kinds of rainforest? What's the difference?

11. Why do you think there are so many species of animals that live in the tropical rain forest?

Watch, "Rainforest" 12. Fill in the chart below for the rainforest biome using your text and video.

Name of Biome:

Biotic Facts

Abiotic Facts

Page 116 13. Define grassland.

14. What are two different types of grasslands?

Watch, "Savanna grasslands" 15. Fill in the chart below for the grassland biome using your text and video.

Name of Biome:

Biotic Facts

Abiotic Facts

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Watch, "Prairie grasslands" 16. Fill in the chart below for the grassland biome using your text and video.

Name of Biome:

Biotic Facts

Abiotic Facts

Read Page 117 17. Define deciduous forest.

18. Explain how hibernation is an adaptation in a deciduous forest.

Watch, "Deciduous Forest" 19. Fill in the chart below for the deciduous forest biome using your text and video.

Name of Biome:

Biotic Facts

Abiotic Facts

Read Page 118 20. Define boreal forest.

21. How are coniferous trees adapted to the boreal forest biome?

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Watch, "Boreal Forest" 22. Fill in the chart below for the boreal forest biome using your text and video.

Name of Biome:

Biotic Facts

Abiotic Facts

Read Page 119 23. Define tundra.

24. What is permafrost?

Watch, "Tundra" 25. Fill in the chart below for the tundra biome using your text and video.

Name of Biome:

Biotic Facts

Abiotic Facts

Read Page 120 & 121 26. What two places are not considered biomes? Why?

27. What are some of the different biomes you would pass through when hiking a mountain?

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Do The Math 28. Answer the questions in this section. 1. 2.

3.

Read Page 122 29. What tare the two major aquatic ecosystems?

30. What abiotic factors affect all aquatic ecosystems?

31. Why is sunlight important for aquatic ecosystems?

Read Page 123 32. How much of the Earth's water is freshwater? What are the freshwater ecosystems?

33. What are some of the different biomes you would pass through when hiking a mountain?

Watch, "freshwater" 34. Fill in the chart below for the freshwater biome using your text and video.

Name of Biome:

Biotic Facts

Abiotic Facts

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