Ecosystems and Biomes
Ecosystem- a certain area that includes all the plants,
animals and non-living natural things, such as sand,
rocks and soil.
Biome- major ecosystem on the earth, A biome is a
major regional or global living community
characterized by the dominant organisms and the
climate.
http://library.thinkquest.org/11353/ecosystems.htm
http://www.nhptv.org/NatureWorks/nwepecosystems.
htm
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/exhibits/biomes/index
.php
http://www.nceas.ucsb.edu/nceasweb/kids/biomes/biomes_home.htm
http://users.rcn.com/jkimball.ma.ultranet/BiologyPag
es/B/Biomes.html
http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/msese/earthsysflr/bi
omes.html
http://library.thinkquest.org/J003321/
Animal Adaptation
http://library.thinkquest.org/J001644F/
Antarctic
http://library.thinkquest.org/CR0215022/
http://www.stemnet.nf.ca/CITE/antarctica.htm
http://www.stemnet.nf.ca/CITE/antarctica.htm
http://www.gma.org/surfing/antarctica/index.html
Arctic Tundra
http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/tundra.htm
http://www.mbgnet.net/sets/tundra/index.htm
http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/msese/earthsysflr/tu
ndra.html
http://lsb.syr.edu/projects/cyberzoo/tundra.html
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/exhibits/biomes/tundr
a.php
http://library.thinkquest.org/28082/
http://library.thinkquest.org/05aug/00332/toc.htm
Desert
http://library.thinkquest.org/11353/desert.htm
http://www.desertusa.com/du_plantsurv.html
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/exhibits/biomes/deser
ts.php
http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/desert.htm
http://www.mbgnet.net/sets/desert/index.htm
http://www.nceas.ucsb.edu/nceasweb/kids/biomes/desert.htm
http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/msese/earthsysflr/d
esert.html
http://lsb.syr.edu/projects/cyberzoo/desert.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/reallywild/features/dese
rt_index.shtml
http://curriculum.calstatela.edu/courses/builders/lesso
ns/less/biomes/desert/desert.html
http://www.panda.org/news_facts/education/middle_
school/habitats/deserts/index.cfm
http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/desert.htm
http://library.thinkquest.org/28082/
http://library.thinkquest.org/05aug/00332/services.ht
m
Forest/Woods
http://library.thinkquest.org/11353/tempforest.htm
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/exhibits/biomes/forest
s.php
http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/msese/earthsysflr/df
orest.html
http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/deciduous_forest.ht
m
http://www.nceas.ucsb.edu/nceasweb/kids/biomes/temp_forest.htm
http://lsb.syr.edu/projects/cyberzoo/deciduous.html
http://www.panda.org/news_facts/education/middle_
school/habitats/temperate_forests/index.cfm
http://library.thinkquest.org/17456/broadleafall.html
http://www.ecokidsonline.com/pub/eco_info/topics/f
orests/index.cfm
http://library.thinkquest.org/17456/?tqskip1=1
Grasslands (Steppes, prairies, plains, savannah)
http://library.thinkquest.org/11353/grassland.htm
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/exhibits/biomes/grass
lands.php
http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/grasslands.htm
http://www.mbgnet.net/sets/grasslnd/index.htm
http://www.nceas.ucsb.edu/nceasweb/kids/biomes/grassland.htm
http://lsb.syr.edu/projects/cyberzoo/grass.html
http://www.panda.org/news_facts/education/middle_
school/habitats/grasslands/index.cfm
http://library.thinkquest.org/28082/
http://library.thinkquest.org/05aug/00332/feedback.ht
m
Ocean
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/exhibits/biomes/mari
ne.php
http://www.mbgnet.net/salt/oceans/index.htm
http://www.nceas.ucsb.edu/nceasweb/kids/biomes/marine.htm
http://lsb.syr.edu/projects/cyberzoo/marine.html
http://www.panda.org/news_facts/education/middle_
school/habitats/oceans/index.cfm
Pond
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/exhibits/biomes/fresh
water.php
http://www.mbgnet.net/fresh/lakes/index.htm
http://www.nceas.ucsb.edu/nceasweb/kids/biomes/freshwater.htm
http://lsb.syr.edu/projects/cyberzoo/freshwater.html
Tropical Rain Forest/Jungle
http://library.thinkquest.org/11353/trforest.htm
http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/rainforest.htm
http://www.mbgnet.net/sets/rforest/index.htm
http://www.nceas.ucsb.edu/nceasweb/kids/biomes/rainforest.htm
http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/msese/earthsysflr/rf
orest.html
http://lsb.syr.edu/projects/cyberzoo/rain.html
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/africa/explore/rainforest/rai
nforest_overview.html
http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/rainforest.htm
http://www.panda.org/news_facts/education/middle_
school/habitats/tropical_forests/index.cfm
http://www.rainforestweb.org/
http://curriculum.calstatela.edu/courses/builders/lesso
ns/less/biomes/rainforest/temp_rain/temprain.html
http://library.thinkquest.org/28082/
http://library.thinkquest.org/05aug/00332/search.htm