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Biome Intro

Biome Intro

Assessment

Presentation

Science

9th Grade

Medium

NGSS
MS-ESS2-6, MS-ESS1-1, MS-LS2-3

+7

Standards-aligned

Created by

Nathaniel Pecoraro

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12 Slides • 10 Questions

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Biome Intro

Biomes are large naturally occurring communities of flora and fauna influenced by Abiotic factors

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Match

Match the following

Flora

Fauna

Abiotic

Plants

Animals

Non-living things

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Deserts, Grasslands, Tropical Rainforests, Temperate Forests, Taiga and Tundra

Determined by the Biotic (Living) Abiotic (non-living)

Primary Biomes

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Multiple Choice

Living things

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Biotic

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Abiotic

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Seasonal Variations can influence.

Abiotic Factors

  • pH - Measure of Acidity

  • Salinity - Measure of Salt

  • Temperature - Measure of heat

  • Light

  • Topography - Natural Physical Features

  • Weather

  • Latitude - Relationship to equator​

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Greater number and variety of of organisms in an environment is considered High Biodiversity.

Population: total number of a specific species in an environment. ​

Phosphorus is an essential mineral or nutrient for all life.

Biodiversity

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Multiple Select

Which of the following would be Abiotic Factors?

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Sunlight

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Temperature

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Water

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Wind

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Trees

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Primary Succession: First time life appears in a new area. (bare rock no soil)

Secondary Succession: happens when a disturbance occurs. (Requires Soil)​

We will cover in more detail later.

Type of Succession

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Multiple Choice

What would come first?

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Primary Succession

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Secondary Succession

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Temperature Zones

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​Subpolar: Is missing but is a real zone that exists at the top of the Temperate zone and borders the polar. It's biomes overlap with both temperate and polar.

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Tundra

  • Arctic or Cold Ecosystem

  • Little Rainfall

  • Close proximity to the North or South Pole

  • Slightly more precipitation than a desert

  • Usually in high latitudes

  • Low biodiversity (special adaptations)

  • Pioneer Species​

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Multiple Choice

What is proximity

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How close or far away something is

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An approximate amount

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The amount of a species in an area

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Amount of biodiversity

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​organisms overlap with tundra

Taiga (Boreal Forest)

  • Forests filled with coniferous or cone baring trees.

  • ​Subarctic Zones

  • Winter forests

  • Average temperature 23 to 41 Degrees.

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Multiple Choice

What zone would Taiga or Boreal Forests Most likely occur in?

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Polar

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Subpolar

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Temperate

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Tropical

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Throughout the United States

Temperate Forests

  • Just below Subarctic Zone

  • Between Taigas and Tropical Rainforests

  • Deciduous Trees

  • High​ Biodiversity

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Match

Match the following

Coniferous Tree

Deciduous Tree

Lichen & Moss

Pine Tree

Leafy Tree

Pioneer Species

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Savannah: with an H they are in Africa

Grasslands

  • North America: Prairie

  • Europe: Steppe

  • Tropical & Subtropical: Savanna

  • Chaparral bushes and shrubs

  • Grass is primary flora

  • Not enough rain for most trees

  • Drastic Seasonal Changes​

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Match

Match the following

Savanna

Savannah

Prairie

Steppe

Subtrop

Africa

North America

Europe

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Can be extremely cold like the Gobi Desert

Deserts

  • Exist in every climate zone

  • Less than 10 inches of rain per year

  • Water evaporates faster than it can accumulate

  • ​Low biodiversity

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Multiple Choice

Deserts can exist where?

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Tropical

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Subtropical

3

temperate

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All climate zones

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​South America and African are most commonly thought of

​Tropical Rainforests

  • Tropical Zone

  • Near the Equator

  • Equal Sunlight and darkness

  • Heavy rainfall

  • Most biodiversity of non-aquatic environments

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Reorder

North to south please

Polar

Subpolar

Temperate

Subtropical

Tropical

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Biome Intro

Biomes are large naturally occurring communities of flora and fauna influenced by Abiotic factors

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