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    Aquatic Biome

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    Aquatic Biome! ! The aquatic biome makes up the largest part of the biosphere‚ covering nearly 75% of the Earth’s surface and consists of the freshwater biome and the marine biome. Freshwater regions consist of ponds‚ lakes‚ streams‚ rivers‚ wetlands and marine regions include oceans‚ coral reefs and estuaries. Marine biomes generally have salt concentrations that average 3%‚ whereas freshwater biomes are usually characterised by a salt concentration of less than 0.1%. The aquatic biome is probably

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    Alpine Biome

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    The Alpine Biome What is a biome? Well‚ according to the Merriam Webster Dictionary‚ a biome is simply “a major ecological community type.” This is just a brief definition. In detail a biome is a large ecosystem that contains animals and plants that adapt in that certain type of environment. The climate and geography of the region determines the biome. The biosphere is anywhere on the Earth where life exists. It can range anywhere from the skies to the depths of the ocean where anglerfish and squids

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    The Tundra Biomes

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    Tundra Biomes In the world there are about twelve biomes. The major biomes include deserts‚ forests‚ grasslands‚ tundra and several aquatic environments. A biome is large geographical area with special plants and animal groups and they are adapted to that type of environment. The Tundra biome is the coldest biome of the many biomes. It is separated into two types which are the arctic and alpine. The following information was gathered from a few websites which include Blue Planet Biome‚ National

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    Sahara Desert

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    Sahara desert General facts: Largest Desert in the world 10 percent of the African continent‚ 5000 years ago had a significantly larger mammal population‚ due to it getting dryer and over hunting in the last 100 years‚ the mammals are near extinction in the sahara. Intro: Definition of desert: “a region so arid because of little rainfall that it supports only sparse and widely spaced vegetation or no vegetation at all” Deserts cover about one fifth of our planet‚ and are caused by extremely

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    biome presentation

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    World Biomes Photo Handbook By: Sophia Carnahan Biomes World Map Artic Tundra Taiga Plants Balsam Fir Arctic Willow Arctic Fox Animals American Black Bear Arctic Ocean Deep Sea Anemone Temperate Forest Plants Rhododendron ponticum Animals Penguins Bison Chaparral Freshwater Blue Oak Algae Plants Black-tailed Jackrabbit Animal s Hippopotamus Tropical Ocean Temperate Grassland Plants Sunflower Algae Animals Coyote Stonefish Tropical Forest Savanna Plants Baobab Bengal

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    PSS Biomes Test

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    PSS - Test 1 - Biomes Are plants important for humans? -food‚ clothing‚ shelter‚ aesthetics‚ health - oxygen; captures energy from the sun - absorption of contaminants from air‚ soil‚ & water -medicines‚ cosmetics - erosion control - web of life Where do plants grow? -natural plant systems -human cultivated systems Natural plant systems -areas where plants grow naturally -ecosystems; many different types occur on Earth -natural systems are beneficial for humans (ecosystem

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    Biome of Cambodia

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    Cambodia Biome -Phnom Penh‚ Kandal Province‚ South East-Central Region Kacie Scott - 1261747 1. Cambodia‚ Central Region including Phnom Penh in the Kandal Province located at 11° 30 N of latitude and 104° 55 of longitude (7) 2. The average elevation of Phnom Penh is 20 m. (1) 3. Koppen Code: Aw (4) Annual Sunlight- 2490 hours(3) Monthly Precipitation: (3) January: .7 cm July: 17.1 cm February: 1 cm August: 16 cm March: 4 cm September: 22.4 cm April: 7.7 cm October:

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    incorporates many terrestrial biomes. He doesn’t know how he ended up there but he knew exactly where he was headed. His methods of survival were clear and he was able to make a few friends along the way. Throughout this journey from an unknown place to his home and family he traveled through 3 different terrestrial biomes. The biomes of Pangaea are similar to the ones known in our current world today but they’re in odd pairs. He traveled through the Savanna Forest‚ the Desert Chaparral and the Grassland

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    The Nine Major Biomes

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    found the earth’s major biomes particularly interesting‚ and would like to reflect on them. According to the text book‚ a biome is a large‚ relatively distinct terrestrial region with similar climate‚ soil‚ plants‚ and animals‚ regardless of where it occurs in the world. There are four aquatic biomes and nine major terrestrial biomes. The nine major terrestrial biomes are: tundra‚ boreal

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    Desert Biodome

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    Desert Marcus Green SCI/230 11/11/2012 Yasmin Henry Desert biomes can be defined as sandy regions that have very little rainfall as less than 50 cm a year with extreme temperatures and very scare vegetation. The fact that deserts are so dry the temperatures can change drastically‚ during the day temperatures can be as hot as 32 degrees Celsius‚ but at night temperatures can drop as low as -4 degrees Celsius because when the sun goes down there is no moisture in the air to trap the heat

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