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Cartoon Guide to Terrestrial Biomes
1. What are the general rules for climate?
2. What is another name for polar grassland? What are its limiting factors? How does the
polar grassland change during the short summer months?
3. What is another name for boreal forest? What is its limiting factor? What is the dominant vegetation?
List some herbivores and carnivores.
4. Describe how humans have changed temperate deciduous forests. What are the different layers of this biome? Identify
some primary consumers and some secondary/tertiary consumers.
5. How is the climate for grassland different from that of a forest or desert? What is the correlation between the availability
of water and the type of grass? List some large and small herbivores and some
carnivores for grassland. How does drought or misuse affect grassland?
6. How much of the world’s surface is covered by desert? Name 3 deserts and their
climate characteristics.
7. What species have coevolved in a tropical rain forest? How do nutrients cycle so quickly in this biome? What are
epiphytes, and what is the condition they have evolved to overcome? Describe the ratio of species in a tropical rainforest to
the number of species in a taiga.
8. What is another name for tropical grassland? Describe the climate of tropical grassland. Describe its net primary
productivity.
9. Pick a biome. Create a cartoon drawing that describes some abiotic and biotic factors. Include some dialogue to show the
relationships between the factors.