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7th Grade Science - Biomes
Mrs. Kern, Mrs. Kessler, and Mr. Jacobs
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Vocabulary
Biome – A large geographic region that is distinguished by climate.
Ecosystem – a biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment
Habitat – The environment, or natural home, of plants, animals, and other organisms.
Microhabitat – a small or specialized habitat within a larger habitat
Population – all of the members of a species living in a particular area at a particular time
Species – a group of living organisms consisting of similar individuals capable of exchanging genes or interbreeding.
Biodiversity – variety of organisms in an ecosystem or biome
Sustainability – ability to maintain ecological processes over long periods of time; ability of an ecosystem to maintain its structure and function over time
Can you answer these questions?
What is the relationship between organisms and their environment?
How do different environments support different varieties of organisms?
Why do different environments support different varieties of organisms?
Biomes
- Tundra
- Taiga
- Temperate (Deciduous) Forest
- Tropical Rain Forest
- Grassland
- Desert
Taiga
- Precipitation - 25 -125 cm per year
- Soil Quality - poor
- Solar Energy - less than temperate forest
- Relative Temperature - Cold
Biotic -
- pine
- spruce
- Moose
- bears
Temperate (Deciduous) Forest
- Precipitation - 75 - 125 cm per year
- Soil Quality - rich
- Solar Energy - more than taiga; 6 month growing period
- Relative Temperature - warmer than 50 degrees
Biotic -
- oak
- elm
- deer
- bear
Desert
- Precipitation - less than 25 cm per year
- Soil Quality - poor
- Solar Energy - large amounts
- Relative Temperature - 25 - 100 degrees
Biotic -
- cactus
- small shrubs
- jack rabbits
- snakes
Tropical Rain Forest
- Precipitation - 200+ cm per year
- Soil Quality - poor
- Solar Energy - more than all biomes; 9 - 12 month growing period
- Relative Temperature - 70 - 85 degrees
Biotic -
- giant trees
- woody vines
- monkeys
- bats
Tundra
- Precipitation - less than 25 cm per year
- Soil Quality - poor
- Solar Energy - least amount of biomes
- Relative Temperature - extreamly cold
Biotic -
- low - growing grass
- mosses
- wolves
- polar bears
Grasslands
- Precipitation - 25-75 cm per year
- Soil Quality - very rich
- Solar Energy - varied amount
- Relative Temperature - -40 - 100 degrees
Biotic -
- glasses
- bison
- mice
Click the links below for learning fun!
Kern - KAIKERN
Kessler - JKESSLER
Jacobs - JACOBS1837
For biomes the assignment is called Biomes and Habitats
Ways to contact your teacher!
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Kern - Regular - @mrskerns7
Honors - @mrskerns7h
Kessler - @jkessler7s
Jacobs - @86313