Unit 6: Terrestrial Biomes & Succession
Essential Question: How diverse are our terrestrial biomes & how are humans affecting them?
Standards:
SEV2. Students will demonstrate an understanding that the Earth is one interconnected system.
Describe how the abiotic components (water, air, and energy) affect the biosphere.
Characterize the components that define a Biome. Abiotic Factors – to include precipitation,
temperature and soils. Biotic Factors – plant and animal adaptations that create success in that biome.
SEV3. Students will describe stability and change in ecosystems.
Explain succession in terms of changes in communities through time to include changes in biomass,
diversity, and complexity.
Explain how succession may be altered by traumatic events.
SEV5. Students will recognize that human beings are part of the global ecosystem and will evaluate the effects
of human activities and technology on ecosystems.
c. Explain how human activities affect global and local sustainability.
Objectives: Students will be able to:
Describe characteristics of terrestrial biomes (including abiotic & biotic factors)
Describe how biomes are affected by climate and latitude.
List plant & animal adaptations of the different terrestrial biomes
List human threats to terrestrial biomes
Describe the impact of climate change on these biomes
Explain the value of these terrestrial biomes in terms of biodiversity and resources
Model/diagram the two types of ecological succession
Unit 6: Vocabulary
Instructions: Define using the definitions found in our Global Science textbook. Write the ENTIRE
DEFINITION, unless otherwise specified. Remember to complete a Vocab Menu Option as part
of the vocabulary assignment if you want a 100%.
1. Biome
2. Climate
3. Desert (see p. 54)
4. Ecological succession
5. Grasslands
6. Permafrost
7. Primary succession
8. Secondary succession
9. Tropical forest (see p. 55)
10. Tundra
Not in Textbook: Still write in your own Vocab Assignment!
11. Taiga- also known as boreal forest & northern coniferous forest
12. Deciduous Forest- characterized by 4 seasons and deciduous trees, mid latitude between tropics &
polar regions
13. Latitude-distance of a place north or south of the equator
14. Altitude- distance from sea level
15. Climax community- mature stable community dominated by hardwood trees
16. Pioneer species- 1st species to colonize a new habitat
Pre-Test Grade
Post-Test Grade
Unit 6: Terrestrial Biomes & Succession
Essential Question: How diverse are our terrestrial biomes & how are humans affecting them?
Standards:
SEV2. Students will demonstrate an understanding that the Earth is one interconnected system.
Describe how the abiotic components (water, air, and energy) affect the biosphere.
Characterize the components that define a Biome. Abiotic Factors – to include precipitation,
temperature and soils. Biotic Factors – plant and animal adaptations that create success in that biome.
SEV3. Students will describe stability and change in ecosystems.
Explain succession in terms of changes in communities through time to include changes in biomass,
diversity, and complexity.
Explain how succession may be altered by traumatic events.
SEV5. Students will recognize that human beings are part of the global ecosystem and will evaluate the effects
of human activities and technology on ecosystems.
c. Explain how human activities affect global and local sustainability.
Objectives: Students will be able to:
Describe characteristics of terrestrial biomes (including abiotic & biotic factors)
Describe how biomes are affected by climate and latitude.
List plant & animal adaptations of the different terrestrial biomes
List human threats to terrestrial biomes
Describe the impact of climate change on these biomes
Explain the value of these terrestrial biomes in terms of biodiversity and resources
Model/diagram the two types of ecological succession
Unit 6: Vocabulary
Instructions: Define using the definitions found in our Global Science textbook. Write the ENTIRE
DEFINITION, unless otherwise specified. Remember to complete a Vocab Menu Option as part
of the vocabulary assignment if you want a 100%.
1. Biome
2. Climate
3. Desert (see p. 54)
4. Ecological succession
5. Grasslands
6. Permafrost
7. Primary succession
8. Secondary succession
9. Tropical forest (see p. 55)
10. Tundra
Not in Textbook: Still write in your own Vocab Assignment!
11. Taiga- also known as boreal forest & northern coniferous forest
12. Deciduous Forest- characterized by 4 seasons and deciduous trees, mid latitude between tropics &
polar regions
13. Latitude-distance of a place north or south of the equator
14. Altitude- distance from sea level
15. Climax community- mature stable community dominated by hardwood trees
16. Pioneer species- 1st species to colonize a new habitat
Pre-Test Grade
Post-Test Grade