Biomes 110821050021 Phpapp02

A Project in Science
Table of Contents
1. Biomes 3. Location of Biomes
a) Different kinds of a) Philippines
Biomes b) Asia
b) Characteristics c) Europe
c) Examples d) North America
e) South America
2. My Biomes f) Africa
a) Definition g) Australia
b) Characteristics h) Antarctica
Biomes
 A biome is a large ecosystem where plants, animals,
insects, and people live in a certain type of climate
Kinds of Biomes
Terrestrial Aquatic
 Rainforests (Temperate or  Marine
Tropical) a) Oceans
 Tundra b) Coral Reefs
 Taiga c) Estuaries
 Desert  Freshwater
 Temperate Deciduous a) Rivers and Streams
 Grassland b) Ponds and lakes
c) Wetlands
Biome Characteristic: Rainforests
 2 types: Topical and Temperate
 Most trees flare at the base
 Vegetation is dense (tall and green)
 Rich in diversity (especially in tropical rainforests)
Precipitation and Climate

 Lush and wet
 Rainfall is regular throughout the year (80-400 inches of rainfall per

year for tropical)
 Tropical rainforests are warm and moist; while temperate rainforests are
cool.
Biome Characteristic: Tundra
 Arctic tundra is located at the poles
 Animals are adapted to handle cold winters and to breed and raise young
quickly in the very short and cool summers.
 The soil is often frozen. Permafrost, or permanent ice, usually exists within
a meter of the surface.
 The average annual temperature is only
10 to 20F (-12C to -6C)
 Water is unavailable during most of
the year.
 Annual precipitation is very low, usually
less than 10 inches (25 centimeters).
Biome Characteristic: Taiga
 The largest biome in the world.
 Winters are cold. Summers are warm. Lots of conifers grow here.
 Prone to wildfires. Many trees have adapted to this by growing thick
bark
 The average temperature is below freezing for six months of the year.
 Total yearly precipitation in the taiga is 12 - 33 inches (30 - 85
centimeters).
 Although the cold winters have some snowfall, most of the
precipitation comes during the warm, humid summer months.
Biome Characteristic: Desert
 land of extremes: extreme heat and extreme dryness but
sudden flash floods and cold nights.
 have so few trees and other vegetation
 Precipitation and Climate
 Deserts are usually very, very dry.
 Even the wettest deserts get less than ten inches of
precipitation a year
 there may be only a few periods of rains per year with a lot
of time between rains
Biome Characteristic: Temperate Deciduous
 Has four seasons of winter, spring, summer, and fall.
 Animals and plants have special adaptations to cope with
yearly/seasonal changes.
 The word "deciduous" means exactly what the leaves on these
trees do: change color in autumn, fall off in the winter, and
grow back again in the spring.
 Gets the second-most amount of rainfall per year
 Average temperature of the forest is about 50 degrees
Fahrenheit.
Biome Characteristic: Grasslands
 Big open spaces
 There are not many bushes in the grassland. Trees are found only
by rivers and streams. The grassland seems like an endless ocean
of grass
 Grassland soil tends to be deep and fertile.
 Found on every continent except Antarctica
 Grasslands receive about 10 to 30 inches of rain per year
 If they received more rain, the grasslands would become a forest.
If they received less, they would become a desert.
Biome Characteristic: Marine
 Marine regions cover about three-fourths of the Earth's
surface and include oceans, coral reefs, and estuaries.

 Marine algae supply much of the world's oxygen supply
and take in a huge amount of atmospheric carbon

dioxide.
 The evaporation of the seawater provides rainwater for
the land.
Biome Characteristic: Freshwater
 Freshwater is defined as having a low salt concentration —
usually less than 1%.
 Plants and animals in freshwater regions are adjusted to
the low salt content and would not be able to survive in
areas of high salt concentration
 You'll find a wide variety of animal life in or around fresh
water ecosystems...aquatic birds... amphibians..mammals
and of course, a wide variety of fish. And the water cycle is
very important to fresh water ecosystems
Kinds of Biomes
Kinds of Biomes
Marine Freshwater
Oceans Rivers and streams
Coral Reefs Lake and ponds
Estuaries Wetlands
. .
My Biomes
Terrestrial Aquatic
My Terrestrial Biome is My Aquatic Biome is
Rainforest Marine Coral reef
.
.
My Biomes
Terrestrial Aquatic
My Terrestrial Biome is Tropical My Aquatic Biome is Marine Coral
Rainforest. A Tropical Biome has reef. Marine ecosystems are very
wet and dry climate. It is rich in important for the overall health
biodiversity of both marine and terrestrial
The rainforests are home to more environments.
worldwide species than all other In addition, other marine

biomes added together. About 80 ecosystems such as coral reefs,
percent of the world's known provide food and shelter to the
biodiversity could be found in highest levels of marine diversity
forests. in the world.
My Biomes Aquatic
Terrestrial Coral reefs are underwater structures
The leafy tops of tall trees - extending made from calcium carbonate
secreted by corals. Corals are
from 50 to 85 metres above the forest
colonies of tiny living animals found
floor - forms an understory. Organic in marine waters that contain few
matter that falls to the forest floor nutrients.
quickly decomposes, and the Most coral reefs are built from stony
corals, which in turn consist of
nutrients.
polyps that cluster in groups. But
Rainforests are partly characterized by unlike sea anemones, coral polyps
secrete hard carbonate exoskeletons
high rainfall. This often results in poor
which support and protect their
soils due to leaching of soluble
bodies. Reefs grow best in warm,
nutrients. shallow, clear, sunny and agitated
waters.
Location: Philippines
Tropical Rainforest in Bohol
Location: Asia
Gobi Desert between China and Mongolia
Location: Europe
Taiga in Central Germany
Location: North America
Deciduous forest in Texas Hill
Location: South America
Grassland in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Location: Africa
Grassland: Doldersummer Veld in Africa
Location: Australia
Coral reef in
Great Barrier
Reef in North
Australia
Location: Antarctica
Tundra in Antarctic Peninsula
Submitted by:
Eunice Nicole dR. Valencia
Year II-Genesis
To: Mr. Punzalan
On: August 22, 2011

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A Project in Science

 Most trees flare at the base

 Vegetation is dense (tall and green)

 Rich in diversity (especially in tropical rainforests)

Precipitation and Climate

 Rainfall is regular throughout the year (80-400 inches of rainfall per

surface and include oceans, coral reefs, and estuaries.

and take in a huge amount of atmospheric carbon

Coral Reefs Lake and ponds

The rainforests are home to more environments.

worldwide species than all other In addition, other marine

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