Biology Report Period 5
Biome Web quest: Deciduous Forest
Name _____________________________
Date: Friday 9 March 2012
Today we are going to explore the biome of the Deciduous Forest through a “Webquest” and where we
will learn about what makes the deciduous forest so unique and special.
But first let’s discuss a little background about Biomes
Biomes: Region that contain characteristic
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Climate
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Climate: Where a biome is located geographically _________________________________________
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Biomes
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Temperate Deciduous Forest
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Tropical Rain Forest
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Coniferous Forest
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Desert
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Grasslands
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Temperate Deciduous Forest
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Located in regions north of the equator in areas such as
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Parts of _______________________________________________
Video Questions
1. List 3 types of animals found in this type of forest
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2. What type of food did many of the animals eat? _______________________________
3. Why do you think the deer were fighting? ____________________________________________
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Independent Practice: Complete the following webquest by following the links below to better
understand temperate deciduous forests
Climate/Weather Temperature range:________________
annual precipitation / rain __________
types of weather/Seasons:
Animals
Vegetation /
Plants
List 5 animals that are common to this biome. Why are they well adapted to live here?
List 5 plants that are common to this biome. Why are they well adapted to live here?
Landforms
Name some landmark that can be found in this biome (mountain range, major river,
canyon etc.)
Geographic
Location
Name 3 countries/cities/sates/ this biome can be found in
Places of Interest Name 3 reasons why you might want to visit this biome.
Something New Name 2 new or interesting things that you have learned about this biome
Biome Websites
Blue Planet Biomes: http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/index.htm
Introduction to Biomes: http://www.radford.edu/~swoodwar/CLASSES/GEOG235/biomes/intro.html
Biomes: http://ths.sps.lane.edu/biomes/index1.html
Mission Biomes match temp and precipitation: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Experiments/
The worlds biomes: http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/glossary/gloss5/biome/index.html
Biome Think Quest: http://library.thinkquest.org/C0113340/main.php?section=home