Chapter 6 Lesson 5 Notes: Biomes
1. biomes:
2. climate zone:
 Which helps to determine a climate zone?
Tropical Rain Forest
Location:
Climate:
Soil:
Plants:
Animals:
Important Characteristics:
Why do few plants live on the rain-forest floor?
Deciduous Forest
Location:
Climate:
Soil:
Plants:
Animals:
Important Characteristics:
Grasslands
Location:
Climate:
Soil:
Plants:
Animals:
Important Characteristics:
Why are the grasslands called the “Bread Basket of the World”?
Desert
Location:
Climate:
Soil:
Plants:
Animals:
Important Characteristics:
What desert covers the entire United States in length?
Taiga
Location:
Climate:
Soil:
Plants:
Animals:
Important Characteristics:
Tundra
Location:
Climate:
Soil:
Plants:
Animals:
Important Characteristics:
What is permafrost?
What biome is found mostly near the equator?
What biome is found just below the North Pole?
What are the three main biomes found in the United States?
What biome do you live in?
Which biome has the most plant and animal diversity?
What are the three main types of water ecosystems?
Saltwater Ecosystems
Intertidal zone:
Animals in the intertidal zone:
Why does this zone have the most organisms?
Near-shore zone:
Open-ocean zone:
Phytoplankton:
Zooplankton:
Freshwater Ecosystems
Examples:
What characteristic do nearly all freshwater organisms share?
Estuaries
Definition:
Why do you think few large predators live in estuaries?
Why are estuaries likely to be harmed by human activities?