Why Are
There No
Tigers In My
Back Yard?
Why Are There No Tigers In My Back Yard?
There are many different
kinds of plants and animals
on the Earth, but only
certain kinds are naturally
found at any particular
place. The reason there
are no tigers in your back
yard is because animals
such as tigers are not
adapted to live in the
ecosystem conditions found
there.
Some climates are hot, some are cold, some
are wet and some are dry. If an animal has
"Adapted“ to the ecosystem, it means that
a plant or animal has inherited certain
characteristics that enable it to live in one
type of climate or another. For example,
polar bears have a layer of
fat under their skin and a
heavy fur coat to help
them withstand the arctic
cold. They would have
a difficult time trying
to survive in a hot climate.
The city of Grapevine has just
built a new zoo. This new zoo is arranged so
that each section represent one of the
different biomes of the world.
You have been hired to construct a folder that will
be given to everyone as they enter the zoo
describing the different habitats they are
about to see on their tour..
The zoo is broken
up into 6 different
biomes.
• an artic tundra,
• a deciduous forest,
• a desert,
• a taiga,
• a tropical rain forest
• and an tropical savannah
Your Folder must contain:
Title
Map
Name
Class Period
Your Folder must contain:
Biome 1
Biome 3
Biome 2
Biome 3
Your Folder must contain:
Biome 5
Biome 6
Each Biome Description Must Contain
A description of the biome including:
1. Where it is located thought the world;
2. Abiotic Characteristics (things that are not
alive) such as average temperature, average
rainfall,
3. Limiting factors (short growing season, little
rainfall, little sunlight.
Representative Plants:
Representative Animals:
1. Types of plants you
1. Types of animals you
might find there?
might find there?
2. How have they
2. How have they
adapted to live there?
adapted to live there?
You may use any reputable
site to conduct your
research. Two that you
might want to consider are:
We will use the
attached rubric
in evaluating
your project