PURPOSE AND BACKGROUND
Biomes are usually denoted by varying average temperature and precipitation. Thus, different plant and animal life can be supported by different biomes. In this activity, you will graph temperature trends of six major biomes and draw appropriate plant/animal life as the background for your graph.
MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT USED
Markers
Paper
PROCEDURE
Obtain a piece of paper. Label the x-axis “Months” and write in January through December, from left to right.
Label the left y-axis, “Precipitation (cm.),” and write in 0 to 36 cm, from bottom to top. Label the right y-axis,
“Average Temperature ( o C) and write in –36 o C to 36 o C,” from bottom to top. Plot the average monthly temperature and rainfall for all the biomes in the form of two line graphs, connecting the dots for each monthly data point. Put a title on your graph and fill in the background with at least one plant species and two animal species that live in your biome. Don’t forget to place your names on your paper.
RESULTS
Month JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
Temp( o C) 21
Ppt (cm) 12
Temp( o C) 27
Ppt (cm) 28
23
10
26
27
25
13
27
33
27
11
Deciduous Forest
29
11
31
10
31
12
27
Tropical Rain Forest
27 27 27
28 19 21 15
Taiga (Coniferous Forest)
0
1
6
1
12
3
14
4
30
10
27
13
28
9
26
13
25
9
27
11
22
11
27
17
21
13
25
27
Temp( o C) -11
Ppt (cm) 2
-8
1
-4
1
12
7
8
7
2
5
-6
3
-10
2
Temp( o C) -26
Ppt (cm) 1
-28
1
-26
1
-20
1
Arctic Tundra
-8 0
1 1
4
2
3
2
-2
1
-10
1
-18
1
-24
1
Temp( o C) -2
Ppt (cm) 3
2
3
6
5
12
9
Grassland
18
13
24
12
26
9
26
11
22
8
14
6
6
5
0
4
Northern Desert
Temp( o C) -1
Ppt (cm) 3
2
3
6
2
8
1
12
1
16
1
20
1
14
1
14
1
10
1
4
1
ANALYSIS
Where do you see overlap between biomes in temperature and rainfall? Draw three Venn diagrams (relating any two biomes) to illustrate what you see. Example Venn diagram below
0
2
CONCLUSION
Looking at your Venn diagrams and any remaining biomes, can you find a way to create one giant Venn diagram?
Attempt to create one encompassing all the biomes…it can be circular, linear, or something else that works.