Biomes Project Guidelines
Biome
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Name (maybe two interesting facts)
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Location picture and description (latitude, longitude)
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Topography picture and description (hilly, flat, elevation…)
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Climate description (average temperature, average precipitation, seasonal changes)
Food chain and Niche
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At least 2 major food chains in a diagram
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Chains have 3+ trophic levels and they are identified
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All food chain terms, most note all that apply, are included in the diagrams
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Producer, consumer, herbivore, omnivore, carnivore, scavenger
At least 2 niches are identified
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Would recommend selecting both form the food chains
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What it eats, what eats it, and how it behaves
Explain each Niche’s importance to ecosystem
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How does it benefit the ecosystem
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Identify the dominate plant(s) in the ecosystem
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Identify the dominate species in the ecosystem
Abiotic/Biotic
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List and describe three abiotic factors (sunlight, precipitation, temperature, and soil)
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Describe how the abiotic factors affect the ecosystem
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In other words, how does the ecosystem react to these conditions?
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Examples:
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Bears hibernate due to no food in the winters, which is a result of it being too cold
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If the water availability is low, the living organisms can go a long time without water
List and describe three biotic factors
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Availability of water, shade, temperature, seasons, weather, soil, topography…
Availability of water, shade, temperature, seasons, weather, topography…
Describe how the biotic factors affect the ecosystem
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In other words, how does the ecosystem react to these conditions?
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Examples:
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Bears hibernate due to no food in the winters, which is a result of it being too cold
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If the water availability is low, the living organisms can go a long time without water
Symbiosis and Adaptation
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Example and description of parasitism
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Example and description of mutualism
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Example and description of commensalism
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Need a picture of at least one of the symbiotic relationship
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Give three examples of adaptations
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Be specific on what they are and how it helps the species survive
Succession and Major Threats
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Identify and describe at least 1 natural threats to this biome
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Identify and describe at least 1 human threat to this biome
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Would this cause secondary succession?
Example of Primary succession
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Would this cause secondary succession?
Describe (this may be included in your diagram) and draw diagram
Example of secondary succession
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Describe (this may be included in your diagram) and draw diagram