DOMINANT VEGETATION
 General description
 List at least 5 plants common
to your biome. (Genus sp.)
 Include at least one picture.
(10 points)
PLANT ADAPTATIONS
Identify at least 2 adaptations
plants exhibit in this biome and
explain how it benefits them. (5
points)
FOOD WEB OR FOOD CHAIN
Give an example using some of
the plants and animals you
describe. (5 points)
CLIMOGRAPH
A climograph represents the average monthly precipitation and
temperature of an area on a single graph. (10 points)
Location: City, Country
SOIL TYPE
Identify average soil classification, depth, and any special
characteristics. (5 points)
REPRESENTATIVE ANIMALS
 General description
 List at least 5 animals common
to your biome.
 Include at least one picture.
(10 points)
ANIMAL ADAPTATIONS
 Identify at least 2 adaptations
animals exhibit in this biome
and describe how it benefits
them. (5 points)
BIODIVERSITY
Describe the biodiversity and
stability of this ecosystem in
three to five sentences. (5 pts)
FRONT COVER
BIOME MAP
DESCRIPTION
Write 4-6 sentences briefly
describing your biome.
(5 points)
NATURAL CAPITOL
List the resources your biome
provides.
(5 points)
HUMAN IMPACT
Describe the impact humans have
had on this biome.
(5 points)
Make sure you identify where your biome exists by color.
(5 points)
GLOBAL WARMING EFFECTS
How has your biome been
affected in recent years.
(5 points)
CONSERVATION
Answer the questions: ‘Why
should this biome be preserved?’
‘What efforts are being made to
preserve this biome?’
(5 points)
BIOME BROCHURE
(Name your Biome)
By
(List your name)
(Picture)
(5 points)
Define and cite an example from your biome for each species interaction listed below. (5 points)
Competition--name the organisms.
Parasitism --name the organisms.
Predation --name the organisms.
Commensalism --name the organisms.
Symbiosis --name the organisms.
Mutualism--name the organisms.
List the abiotic conditions found in your environment.
(5 points)
Describe what is meant by “Population Density”, list the three dispersion patterns found in biomes and the conditions responsible for each pattern.
points)
Biomes available to explore. You will pick one.
Terrestrial Biomes
Tropical Deciduous Forest
Temperate Broadleaf Forest
Tropical Rain Forest
Temperate Grassland
Coniferous Forest, Taiga
Tundra
Chaparral
Desert
(5
Aquatic Biomes
Lakes and ponds (3 zones)
Swamps, bogs, marshes, bayous
Streams and Rivers
Coastal Ocean
Intertidal Zone
Coral Reefs
Explain what is meant by Photic Zone, Aphotic Zone, and Benthic Zone.