Terrestrial Biomes

A large region characterized by a specific type of climate, plants and animals

• biome

• latitude

• altitude

the distance north or south of the equator (measured in degrees)

• biome

• latitude

• altitude

the height of an object above sea level

• biome

• latitude

• altitude

Symbiosis where one species benefits while the other species in unaffected (neither helped nor harmed). Ex: Orchids and trees

• Commensalism

• Mutualism

• Parasatism

• Competition

• Predation

Symbiosis where both species are benefiting from one another. Ex: Good bacteria in the human gut

• Commensalism

• Mutualism

• Parasatism

• Competition

• Predation

Symbiosis where one species, know as the parasite, benefits by feeding on the other species, known as the host, who is being harmed. Ex: Fleas and Ticks on other animals.

• Commensalism

• Mutualism

• Parasatism

• Competition

• Predation

Symbiosis where two or more organisms fight over the same resource and thus both are harmed because they have a limited amount of the resource. Ex: Birds fighting for seeds at the bird feeder.

• Commensalism

• Mutualism

• Parasatism

• Competition

• Predation

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

Symbiosis where one species, know as the predator, benefits by eating the other species, known as the prey, who is being harmed through its death. Ex: Any Carnivore eating an Herbivore, such as a Wolf eating Deer

• Commensalism

• Mutualism

• Parasatism

• Competition

• Predation

This biome is too cold for tree growth and contains permafrost, and is located above 30°N Latitude

• tundra

• desert

• taiga

• tropical rain forest

This biomes temperature is usually between -32-50°F, but can drop below freezing frequently.

• tundra

• taiga

• temperate deciduous forest

• temperate rain forest