Biology 6 Ch3.2 PDF

3 Ecology  3.2 BIOMES  3.2 Objectives Explain the role of climate in determining biome types. Classify biomes on the basis of their biotic and abiotic factors. Compare biomes and vertical zonation. ESSENTIAL QUESTION ? Why do certain organisms live in ce...

3 Ecology  3.2 BIOMES  3.2 Objectives Explain the role of climate in determining biome types. Classify biomes on the basis of their biotic and abiotic factors. Compare biomes and vertical zonation. ESSENTIAL QUESTION ? Why do certain organisms live in certain places?  Do You Remember? biodiversity habitat biotic factor population niche biome Reading Climate Data Graphs Reading Climate Data Graphs  Abiotic Factors Effects on Biome Temperature Precipitation Seasons Latitude Elevation Bodies of Water Factors that Affect Climate temperature Factors that Affect Climate precipitation Factors that Affect Climate seasons Factors that Affect Climate latitude Factors that Affect Climate elevation Factors that Affect Climate bodies of water Biomes of the World  Tundra Climate Plants Animals low temperature mosses birds low precipitation lichens caribou strong winds wildflowers grizzly bears long winters short summers Iceland Russia  Deciduous Forest Climate Plants Climate Animals Plants Animals Climate Plants moderate rainfall Animals trees (oak, cicadas moderate temperature birch, ash, songbirds and maple) four seasons owls raccoons Northern Ireland United States  Desert Animals Climate Plants Animals high temperature cactuses reptiles succulents (rattlesnakes) low precipitation (less than 25 cm of rain a insects year) spiders drastic temperature kangaroo rats changes Sahara Desert Monument Valley  Savanna Climate Plants Climate Animals Plants Animals moderate to high baobab trees lions temperature year-round (widely wildebeests moderate but seasonal spaced trees) precipitation Kenya South Africa  Grasslands Climate Plants Climate Animals Plants Animals moderate temperature grasses wild horses moderate rainfall pheasants gazelles Montana Kazakhstan  Coniferous Forest Climate Plants Animals moderate to low conifers elk temperature hemlocks wolverines moderate to low firs moose precipitation redwoods pileated two seasons a year woodpeckers rabbits Rampart Lakes, Washington Sweden  Chaparral Climate Plants Animals cool, wet winters plants with deer warm, dry summers tough, waxy antelope leaves low precipitation droughts and fires covers the least amount of Earth’s surface Mexico California  Tropical Rainforest Climate Plants Animals high temperature cacao trees lemurs high precipitation sloths pythons geckos poison dart frogs Costa Rica Malaysia Vertical Zonation Vertical layers within a biome form because the temperature and amounts of light and rainfall can change with elevation. This is called vertical zonation. Vertical Biomes Tropical Rainforest Biome emergent layer canopy layer understory layer forest floor Vertical Biomes Mountain Biome snow line alpine tundra subalpine forest montane forest oak woodland Vertical Biomes Aquatic Biome photic zone aphotic zone abyssal zone  ESSENTIAL QUESTION Why do certain organisms live in certain places? The organisms in each kind of biome or ? ecosystem are adapted to living with the combination of biotic and abiotic factors that shape each kind of system.