PPT-World Biomes and Climatographs

History Ancient Greeks used to classify the environment into zones which had different degrees of warmth This resulted in Aristotle describing the terrain in terms of flora and fauna Main characteristics and variables used to define biomes is . Organisms and Their Environment. Vocabulary. Ecology. – study of interactions that take place b/t organisms and their environment. Abiotic. factor . – non living parts of an organisms environment (i.e. rocks, air currents). Vocabulary . Climate zone- an area that has similar average temperature and precipitation throughout. . Equator- an imaginary line that divides Earth into the northern and southern hemispheres. Latitude- a measure of how far north or south a place is from the equator. Freshwater Biomes. Freshwater is less than 3% of the Hydrosphere. . 90% of the freshwater is locked beneath the Earth’s surface. . Water is cycled through evaporation and transpiration from the atmosphere to the land and back again. . Chapter 10. Objectives. Describe the factors that characterize the various types of aquatic biomes.. 10.1 Aquatic Biomes. Aquatic Biomes. What type of biomes have we learned about so far?. Rainforest, savannah, desert, . Biomes. Gather information about the following for your biome. …You’ll need this information to complete your pamphlet. Weather & Climate. Temperature. Precipitation. Landforms. Mountains. Bodies of Water. “Ecology is no. thing”. I. Definition. :. Organisms. Populations. Communities. Ecosystems. II. Levels of Investigations in Ecology. Chpt 52. Chpt 53. Chpt 54. Chpt 55. Distribution of organisms. . Table of Contents. Section 3: . Aquatic Ecosystems. Section 1: . How Ecosystems Change. Section 2: . Biomes. Chapter: Ecosystems. . Table of Contents. Section 1: . How Ecosystems Change. Mosses from my back yard. Importance of Marine Biomes. Oceans represent the largest and most diverse of the . ecosystems.. Salt . water evaporates and turns to rain which falls on the land regions, while most of the oxygen in our atmosphere is generated by algae.  . Biomes. Biomes: A large group of ecosystems that share the same type of climax community . A.) Aquatic . Marine or Salt Water:. Photoic. zone- area under that sunlight can pass through. Aphotic zone- area under water that sunlight cannot pass through . Honors Biology. Mrs. Gottshall. What is a Biome?. An ecosystem of specific plants and animals.. The plants and animals exist there due to the favorable climate/conditions.. Classified in broad terms and listed as five biomes.. Tropical rain forest. Tropical. . dry forest. Tropical savanna. Temperate grassland. Desert. Temperate woodland. and shrubland. Temperate forest. Northwestern. coniferous forest. Boreal forest. (Taiga). CHAPTER. Too Much of a Good Thing?. Elephant populations in southern Africa declined sharply due to hunting but have made overwhelming comebacks within nature reserves and parks.. Some worry that elephant overpopulation is causing a decline in local biodiversity and damage to farms and infrastructure.. SIGNIFICANT IDEAS:. Climate determines the type of biome in a given area although individual ecosystems may vary due to many local abiotic and biotic factors.. Succession leads to climax communities that may vary due to random events and interactions over time. This leads to a pattern of alternative stable states for a given ecosystem.. Biomes Geographical Regions of the World Biome Graphs HOLDRIDGE LIFE ZONES WHITAKER BIOME DIAGRAM What are BIOMES exactly? Biomes are large terrestrial regions characterized by similar climate, soil, plants, and animals, regardless of where they are found in the