Animal and its Biome REPORT
BY:_________________________________________
DATE__________________________________
Biomes_______________________________________
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ANIMAL
EATS or its
PREY
PREDATOR
What eats it
HOW IT
REPRODUCES
Asexual
Sexual
ANIMALS
DEFENSE
Describe your
Biome
including
location, soil,
climate,
producers and
consumers
found in your
biome
Biotic factors
(living things)
Abiotic factors
(nonliving)
Sources
ON TOP OF
THE WORLD
(3)
Names at least
5 or more
things they eat
Names at least
5 or more
animals
Names way it
reproduces and
explains it
correctly
Name ways it
defends itself
and explains it
correctly
Includes 5/5
Location
Soil
Climate
Plants
animals
NEARING
THE TOP
(2)
Names 4 things
they eat
MOVING ON
UP
(1)
Names 2-3
things they eat
STUCK IN THE
GROUND
(0)
Names 0-1 things
they eat
Names 4
animals
Names 2-3
animals
Names 0-1 animal
Names way it
reproduces or
explains
reproduction
Name ways it
defends itself
Names a way it
reproduces but
is wrong
Doesn’t name way
it reproduces
Names a way it
defends itself
but is wrong
Doesn’t name way
it defends itself
Includes 3-4/5
Location
Soil
Climate
Plants
animals
Includes 2/5
Location
Soil
Climate
Plants
animals
Includes 0-1/5
No idea what
Biome it is
Location
Soil
Climate
Plants
animals
Names 6 or
more
Names 5 or
more
List 4 or more
places found
information:
Author
Copyright
www. web site
Names 4-5
Names 2-3
Names 0-1
Names 4-5
Names 2-3
Names 0-1
List 3 places
found
information:
Author
Copyright
www. web site
List 2 places
found
information:
Author
Copyright
www. web site
List 0-1 places
found
information:
Author
Copyright
www. web site
Every paragraph includes at least 4 sentences.
Making of an Actual Diorama
BY:_________________________________________
DATE__________________________________
Biome_______________________________________
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ON TOP OF
THE WORLD
(3)
Things to
Things to
Include in
Include in
Biome should
Biome should
come from your come from your
report and
report and
poster
poster
Make one
Make a poster
poster that
that includes
includes the
the items below
items below
DRAWS A
Neat, colorful
PICTURE of
and applies to
their animal
their animal
NEARING
THE TOP
(2)
Things to
Include in
Biome should
come from your
report and
poster
Make a poster
that includes
the items below
MOVING ON
UP
(1)
Things to
Include in
Biome should
come from your
report and
poster
Make a poster
that includes
the items below
STUCK IN
THE GROUND
(0)
Things to
Include in
Biome should
come from your
report and
poster
Make a poster
that includes
the items below
Colorful and
applies to their
animal
Sloppy and
colorful
Includes all the
steps in food
chain
20 Biotic or
Abiotic factors
found in that
environment:
List or draw
Missing 1 step
in food chain
Missing 2 -3
steps in food
chain
8-14 Biotic or
Abiotic factors
found in that
environment:
List or draw
Not colored,
sloppy, and
thrown together
Used pencil
only
Missing 4 or
steps in food
chain
0-7 Biotic or
Abiotic factors
found in that
environment:
List or draw
Food Chain on
the one poster
Community on
the one poster
15-19 Biotic or
Abiotic factors
found in that
environment:
List or draw
Types of Biomes to make and research
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RAINFOREST
TUNDRA
TAIGA
DESERT
TEMPERATE
GRASSLANDS
MOUNTAINS
RIVERS & STREAMS
PONDS & LAKES WETLANDS
SHORELINES
TEMPERATE OCEANS
TROPICAL OCEANS
What is a Biome?
A biome is a large area with similar flora, fauna, and microorganisms. Most of us are
familiar with the tropical rainforests, tundra in the arctic regions, and the evergreen trees
in the coniferous forests. Each of these large communities contain species that are
adapted to its varying conditions of water, heat, and soil. For instance, polar bears thrive
in the arctic while cactus plants have a thick skin to help preserve water in the hot desert.
To learn more about each of the major biomes, click on the appropriate heading to the
right.
What is an Ecosystem?
Most of us are confused when it comes to the words ecosystem and biome. What's the
difference? There is a slight difference between the two words. An ecosystem is much
smaller than a biome. Conversely, a biome can be thought of many similar ecosystems
throughout the world grouped together. An ecosystem can be as large as the Sahara
Desert, or as small as a puddle or vernal pool.
Ecosystems are dynamic interactions between plants, animals, and microorganisms and
their environment working together as a functional unit. Ecosystems will fail if they do
not remain in balance. No community can carry more organisms than its food, water, and
shelter can accomodate. Food and territory are often balanced by natural phenomena
such as fire, disease, and the number of predators. Each organism has its own niche, or
role, to play.
A complete study of Earth's ecosystems includes learning about the non-living
environment in which living things exist. The non-living parts of an organism's
environment are called abiotic factors. Examples of abiotic factors include such things as
air currents, temperature, moisture, light, and soil type.
Abiotic factors have large effects on living things and often determine which species of
organisms will survive in a given area. For example, a lack of rainfall in an area will only
allow drought tolerant plants and animals to survive. Continued drought would reduce the
total amount of plant matter in the area, which would then reduce the number of planteating animals that could survive in the area.
Biotic Factors
Biotic, meaning of or related to life, are living factors. Plants, animals, fungi, protist and bacteria
are all biotic or living factors.
Abiotic Factors
Abiotic, meaning not alive, are nonliving factors that affect living organisms. Environmental
factors such habitat (pond, lake, ocean, desert, mountain) or weather such as temperature, cloud
cover, rain, snow, hurricanes, etc. are abiotic factors.
A System
Biotic and abiotic factors combine to create a system or more precisely, an ecosystem. An
ecosystem is a community of living and nonliving things considered as a unit.
The Impact of Changing Factors
If a single factor is changed, perhaps by pollution or natural phenomenon, the whole system
could be altered. For example, humans can alter environments through farming or irrigating.
While we usually cannot see what we are doing to various ecosytems, the impact is being felt all
over. For example, acid rain in certain regions has resulted in the decline of fish population.