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7th Grade Science - Biomes

Mrs. Kern, Mrs. Kessler, and Mr. Jacobs

7th GradeScience - BiomesMrs. Kern, Mrs. Kessler, and Mr. Jacobs
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What will you be learning/reviewing?

TEKS 7.10A - Observe and describe how different environments, including microhabitats in schoolyards and biomes, support different varieties of organisms


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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

Remember we talking about six different biomes in class


  • Tundra
  • Taiga
  • Temperate (Deciduous) Forest
  • Tropical Rain Forest
  • Grassland
  • Desert
Biomes of World-(Desert-Rainforest-Taiga-Deciduous Forest-Grasslands-Savanna-Tundra)
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Taiga

Abiotic -

  • Precipitation - 25 -125 cm per year
  • Soil Quality - poor
  • Solar Energy - less than temperate forest
  • Relative Temperature - Cold


Biotic -

  • pine
  • spruce
  • Moose
  • bears

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Temperate (Deciduous) Forest

Abiotic -

  • 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

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Desert

Abiotic -

  • 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

Taiga Biome Facts
Taiga Biome
Temperate Deciduous Forest-World Biomes
Desert Biome Facts
Deserts 101 | National Geographic
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Tropical Rain Forest

Abiotic -

  • 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

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Tundra

Abiotic -

  • 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

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Grasslands

Abiotic -

  • Precipitation - 25-75 cm per year
  • Soil Quality - very rich
  • Solar Energy - varied amount
  • Relative Temperature - -40 - 100 degrees


Biotic -

  • glasses
  • bison
  • mice

Rainforests 101 | National Geographic
The Tropical Rainforest Biome Facts
What Are Tundras? | National Geographic
The Tundra Biome Facts
Temperate Grasslands-Biomes of the World
Savanna Grassland Biome Facts

Click the links below for learning fun!

Kahoot! - Tropical rain Forest and Temperate Forest
Here is a Kahoot! to practice Tropical Rain Forest an Temperate Forest!
Kahoot! - Grasslands and Desert
Here is a Kahoot! to review the grasslands and deserts!
Kahoot! - Biomes
Here is a Kahoot to go over biomes in a whole!
Legends of Learning
This is an addition resource to you for practicing work. Here are the codes for each teacher once you sign up.
Kern - KAIKERN
Kessler - JKESSLER
Jacobs - JACOBS1837

For biomes the assignment is called Biomes and Habitats
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Ways to contact your teacher!

Email -


kkern@kisd.org

jkessler@kisd.org

djacobs@kisd.org


Remind 101 - get the app here are the codes


Kern - Regular - @mrskerns7

Honors - @mrskerns7h


Kessler - @jkessler7s


Jacobs - @86313