Biomes Brochure
Purpose:
 To identify components of an ecosystem
 To describe how organisms including producers, consumers, and decomposers live together in an environment
and use existing resources
 To describe how different environments support different varieties of organisms.
To conduct the research:
Go to: http://mbgnet.mobot.org
 Use the link provided to research information about the biome you have been assigned.
 Use textbook to research information about the biome you have been assigned.
 Make sure you gather information about:
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Weather & climate
Temperature
Precipitation
Landforms
Mountains
Bodies of water
Canyons
Islands
Animals
Plants
 Adaptations needed for plants and animals
to survive in the biome
 Relationships
 Predator-prey
 Competition
 Limiting factors
 Biotic
 Abiotic
 Ecological concerns or issues
How to make your brochure:
Launch Microsoft Office Word
 Click on File
 Click on New
 Under Template (Left hand side of the screen), Click Brochures and booklet
 Under Brochures and booklets, click on Brochure
 Select a 3 panel brochure style of your choice
 Page 1 (Cover)
 Title (ex. The Tundra: Frozen Wonderland)
 A picture of the biome
 Page 2
 Describe the general conditions/abiotic factors of the biome
 Location
 Temperature and Precipitation (use climatographs provided in textbook)
 Landforms
 Bodies of water (or lack of…)
 Page 3 and Page 4
 Describe the living/biotic factors of your biome
 Plants : minimum 3
 Examples of plant adaptations
 Animals: minimum 3
 Examples of animal adaptations
 Describe adaptations of plants and animals that are needed to survive in the biome
 Describe one example of competition
 One example of predator-prey
 Provide a food chain
 Describe Ecological issues and concerns of the biome
 Catastrophic events
 Human impact
 Page 5 - Pictures about your biome (plants and animals found in your biome)
 Page 6 - Name of group members
OUTSIDE
Page 5
Page 6
INSIDE
Page 1
Page 2
Page 3
Page 4
 Page 2
 Describe the general
conditions/abiotic
factors of the biome
 Location
 Temperature and
Precipitation (use
climatographs
provided in
textbook)
 Landforms
 Bodies of water (or
lack of…)
Page 2
 Page 2
 Describe the general
conditions/abiotic
factors of the biome
 Location
 Temperature and
Precipitation (use
climatographs
provided in
textbook)
 Landforms
 Bodies of water (or
lack of…)
Page 2
 Page 3 and Page 4
 Describe the living/biotic factors of your biome
 Plants : minimum 3
 Examples of plant adaptations
 Animals: minimum 3
 Examples of animal adaptations
 Describe adaptations of plants and animals that are needed to
survive in the biome
 Describe one example of competition
 One example of predator-prey
 Provide a food chain
 Describe Ecological issues and concerns of the biome
 Catastrophic events
 Human impact
Page 3
Page 4
 Page 3 and Page 4
 Describe the living/biotic factors of your biome
 Plants : minimum 3
 Examples of plant adaptations
 Animals: minimum 3
 Examples of animal adaptations
 Describe adaptations of plants and animals that are needed to
survive in the biome
 Describe one example of competition
 One example of predator-prey
 Provide a food chain
 Describe Ecological issues and concerns of the biome
 Catastrophic events
 Human impact
Page 3
Page 4