Name:
ANALYZING BIOMES:
Scientists divide our world into different geographical regions called biomes
based on the climate—rainfall and temperature—and organisms in an area.
Your challenge is to identify the three “Mystery Biomes” below. You will use
the given table to construct a new table of your own. Your table will have much
fewer numbers as you will be writing new numbers based on your analysis of
the given numbers.
Given Table: Mystery Biomes’ Rainfall and Temperature for each Month
A.
Make a table. Include the following:
1. The total rainfall per year for each mystery biome.
2. How much the temperature varies for each month (think: What
mathematical term am I asking you to find? You will need two numbers).
B.
Climatograms are graphs representing the most important abiotic factors in a biome:
temperature and rainfall. A climatogram plots both sets of data on the same graph.
The rainfall is shown with a bar graph and is labeled on the left y-axis. The temperature
is shown with a line graph, which is labeled on the right y-axis. The months of the year
are on the x-axis. Make a climatogram for each of the biomes.
C.
Answer the following:
1. Identify Biome A.
2. Identify Biome B.
3. Identify Biome C.
4. Thoroughly explain how you were able to classify the biomes (at least two complete
sentences; must use number not given in either table in at least one sentence).
Use the Celsius and Fahrenheit scales on the back to help you )