Name: _________________________________________________________________ Period: ______
Unit 1: Biomes
Note Packet 1: Introduction
1. Into to Biomes
a. Definition
i. _____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
b. Classified By
i. _________________
1. Definition
a. __________________________________________________
__________________________________________________
2. Examples
a. Temperature, precipitation, humidity, etc.
3. The climate determines
________________________________________
ii. _________________
1. Plants that can grow in an area determine ____________________
________________________________________________________
2. Types of Biomes
a. Breakdown:
i. __________________________________
1. __________________________________
2. __________________________________
3. __________________________________
ii. __________________________________
iii. __________________________________
1. __________________________________
2. __________________________________
iv. __________________________________
v. __________________________________
1. __________________________________
2. __________________________________
b. Details on each type of biome
i. Temperate forest
1. Characteristics
a. __________________________________________________
b. Between _______________ degrees latitude
c. Extreme seasonal variations in temperature
d. _____________ precipitation per year
2. Plant Adaptations
a. Survive __________________ changes
b. Ex: Losing leaves
i. This helps by:
3. Animal Adaptations
a. Survive __________________ changes
b. Ex: Migration, freezing frog
ii. Tropical Rain Forest
1. Characteristics
a. Near __________________
b. ___________ rain per year
c. More __________________________ then any other biome
d. Nutrient ___________ soil
2. Plant Adaptations
a. _______________________________________
i. Necessary because:
3. Animal Adaptations
a. Specialists:
_____________________________________________
__________________________________________________
____
b. Ex: Leaf cutter ants
iii. Boreal Forest/ Taiga
1. Characteristics
a. Northern hemisphere below arctic circle
b. Long, cold winders
c. __________________________________
2. Plant adaptations
a. Conifer trees
i. ___________ in cones
ii. Needle shaped leaves with wax coat to
_______________
________________________________
3. Animal Adaptations
a. Migration/ hibernation
b. Hare’s fur ______________________ from winter to
summer to avoid ________________.
iv. Desert
1. Characteristics
a. Driest places on earth = less than ___________ precipitation
in a year
2. Plant adaptation
a. Wax coating/thick stems
b. __________________________________________________
____
c. Drought escape= ________________________________
3. Animal adaptations
a. Thick, scaly skin
b. __________________________________________________
c. Blooming/opening stomata only at night
v. Chaparral
1. Characteristics
a. Mediterranean climates, __________________ north and
south of the equator
b. _______________ summers, _____________ winters
2. Plant adaptations
a. Leathery leaves to resist water loss
b. Re-sprout from small bits of surviving tissue after fires
3. Animal adaptations
a. Camouflage (brownish gray)
vi. Savannah Grasslands
1. Characteristics
a. _______________________________
b. _______________________________
c. Little rain  few trees
d. Greatest collection of ___________________________
2. Plant Adaptations
a. Large ________________________________ to survive fires
3. Animal adaptations
a. Grazing to follow rain/new grass
b. Birth only ___________________________________
vii. Temperate Grasslands
1. Characteristics
a. Continent interiors
b. Very little rainfall = _________________________________
c. _______________________ often block rain clouds
2. Plant Adaptations
a. Dense root systems to survive drought and fire
3. Animal Adaptations
a. Large, flat back teeth for
_________________________________
b. Underground burrows for ________________________
viii. Tundra
1. Characteristics
a. No tall trees
b. ________________________________: only supports
grasses and shrubs
c. ________________________________: permanently frozen
soil
2. Plant adaptations
a. ________________________________________
ix. Marine Water
1. Characteristics
a. Types of organisms present depend on _________________
and the ___________________________________________
available.
b.
2. Types
a. ____________________: where freshwater from rivers mix
with salt water from the ocean
b. ____________________: limestone islands in the sea that
are built by coral animals called polyps
c. ____________________: nearly ¾ of earth’s surface
3. Animal adaptations
a. ___________________________
b. __________________________________________________
x. Freshwater
1. Types
a. ________________________
i. Littoral zone:
_____________________________________
ii. Benthic zone: _________________________________
_____________________________________________
iii. Plant and animal adaptations
1. Floating plants
2. Amphibians burrow into the littoral mud
b. ________________________
i. Areas of land covered by water for at least _________
of the year
ii. Used as ____________________________ areas for
fish
iii. Help with
______________________________________
iv. Produce products like
____________________________
c. Rivers
i. Many originate from
_____________________________
ii. Characteristics may vary with changes in land and
climate through which it flows
iii. Plant and Animal Adaptations
1. Streamlined bodies to
________________________
2. Different structures in different water