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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Science biomes presentation Tropical forest - ecosystem type that occurs roughly within the latitudes 28 degrees north or south of the equator -betweeen tropic of Capricorn and tropic of cancer -characterized in two words: warm and wet. -monthly temperatures exceed 18 °C -Average annual rainfall is no less than 168 cm (66 in) and can exceed 1‚000 cm (390 in) although it typically lies between 175 cm (69 in) and 200 cm (79 in) -poor soils due to leaching -high levels of biodiversity -Around
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adapted to water-saturated soil. Some wetlands are inundated at all times‚ whereas others flood infrequently. Wetlands are home to a diverse community of invertebrates‚ which in turn support a wide variety of birds. Wetlands are among the most productive biomes on Earth. Their water-saturated soils favor the growth of plants such as floating pond lilies and emergent cattails‚ many sedges‚ tamarack‚ and black spruce‚ which have adaptations enabling them to grow in water or in soil that is periodically anaerobic
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if not‚ the largest biome on earth. There are more than one million species of marine life. Covering over 70 percent of the Earth’s surface‚ the ocean is our planet’s largest habitat‚ containing 99 percent of the living space on the planet. This area holds the life of nearly 50 percent of all species on Earth. Like lakes‚ oceans are subdivided into separate zones: intertidal‚ pelagic‚ abyssal‚ and benthic. All four zones have a great diversity of species. The intertidal zone is the region along the
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Tundra Biome {draw:frame} {draw:frame} The arctic tundra can be found in the northern hemisphere‚ encircling the North Pole and extending to the coniferous forest of taiga. Some specific locations of the arctic tundra include Northern America (Northern Alaska‚ Canada‚ and Greenland)‚ Northern Europe (Scandinavia)‚ and Northern Asia (Siberia). The alpine tundra can be found in the mountains throughout the world at high altitudes where trees are unable to grow. They can be found in Northern
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‘The characteristics of the vegetation of tropical biomes are more the outcome of continued human activity than a response to the climatic conditions’. With reference to one tropical biome‚ discuss the extent to which you agree with this view. (40 marks) A tropical biome is a large community of plants and animals that occupy a distinct region. Tropical biomes are mostly located within the tropics‚ between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn and currently cover less than 5% of the Earth’s
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Antarctic Biome Antarctica‚ you could definitely say is a chunk of ice and snow two times as big as the US‚ but as you look deeper beyond the surface of the ice‚ many intriguing and breathtaking relationships in the ecosystem occur. Antarctica is not just a chunk of snow it is a continent‚ it is home to gigantic ice shelves‚ mountains‚ ice bergs and even volcanoes that support all and many forms of life. It is one of the harshest continents in the whole entire world with no permanent human residence
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"SAVANNA Biome" What is a SAVANNA BIOME? * Savanna is a rolling grassland scattered with shrubs and isolated trees. Not enough rain falls on a savanna to support forests. Savannas are also known as tropical grasslands. What is the CLIMATE in a Savanna? * The Savanna biome has a wet/dry climate. Its Köppen climate group is Aw. The A stands for a tropical climate‚ and the w for a dry season in the winter. * In the wet season‚ all of the plants are lush and the rivers flow freely
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grass-covered region with scattered shrubs‚ bushes‚ and isolated trees‚ which can be found between a tropical rainforest and desert biome. A savanna is one type of grassland biome. The temperatures of savannas differ according to its season. During the dry season the temperatures are either very hot or cold. In the wet season the temperature is usually warm. If the savanna biome were to receive a little less rain it would become a desert. If it got a little more it would become temperate grassland. Savannas
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SOIL Soil is formed at a rate of only 1 cm every 100 to 400 years and it takes 3000 to 12000 years to build enough soil to form productive land. This means that soil is a nonrenewable resource and once destroyed it is gone forever. If we disregard this‚ a time will come when there would not be enough soil left to sustain life on earth‚ because the soil is a necessary growth medium for plants‚ a home for certain insects and animals‚ as well as a medium from which we get minerals‚ such as gold.
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