Delli Paoli
APES Chapter 5: Biomes
Name_____________________________________
Date_______________ Score:_________100 pts
Over the holiday break, you will need your book and access to the internet. In this assignment, you will be traveling to different
biomes of the world. Your assignment is to complete:
A. The vocabulary below. (10 points)
B. The chart on the reverse side of this assignment with the important information regarding the different biomes.
This will be on my website so that you can create your own template to include the essential information regarding the
biomes. (78 points)
C. The Data Analysis Section questions on Page 115. (12 points)
Part A: Basic Vocabulary & Questons in addition to the biomes. (+10 pts)
1. Biome
2. Vertical zonation
3. Cloud Forests
4. Climagraph
5. Latitude
6. Longitude
7. Focus on Figure 5.3 – Question: How are the biomes arranged on the map?
8. Phytoplankton
9. Benthic
10. Pelagic
11. Refer to Figure 5.14 – define:
a. Hadal zone
b. Abyssal zone
c. Bathypelagic zone
d. Mesopelagic zone
e. Epipelagic zone
f. Littoral or intertidal zone
12. Tide pools
Biome Information Sheet Chapter 5 Biomes
Student’s Name:
Biome Name
1. Boreal
2. Chaparral
3. Desert Tropical
Temperate
Cold
4. Fresh Water
a. Wetlands
b. Swamps
c. Marshes
d. Bogs
e. Fens
13. Ice
6.Marine Ecosystems
a. Coral Reefs
b. Mangroves
c. Esturaries
d. Barrier Islands
e. Salt marshes
7. Mountains
8. Semi-Desert
9. Temperate Deciduous
Forest
Due date:
Annual
Temperature
Precipitation
Range
(units)
(units)
Possible Points:
Location
Common
Species
Points Earned:
Endangered
Species
Description of
biome & its
traits
10. Temperate Grasslands
11. Temperate Rainforest
12. Tropical Deciduous
Forest
13. Tropical Rain Forest
14. Tropical Savanna
15. Tropical Scrub Forest
16. Tundra
Artic
Alpine