Biomes of the World Roxanne Coffey Ms. Coffey

Biomes of the World Roxanne Coffey Ms. Coffey

DECIDUOUS FOREST DESCRIPTION The Deciduous Forest is a biome that is found throughout many parts of the world. It can be found on the Eastern side of North America (where we are in the United States,) in parts of Europe, and in many different parts of Asia. Overall, this biome is very large with different zones. The zones represent the different wildlife and trees. The climate is very important in this biome. The Deciduous Forest has a temperate biome, meaning the weather patterns are very balanced. This means that it has all 4 seasons, which is super awesome! It experiences: summer, winter, spring, and fall. The summer months are warm and the winter months are much cooler. On average, Deciduous Forests have around 14-18 inches of rain per year.

Deciduous Forest: Plants There are many different species of plants in the Deciduous Forest Biome. Some of them are: -American Beech Trees -Common Lime Trees- they are very tall -Lady Ferns -Pecan Trees -White Oak Trees *The trees of this biome have leaves! The leaves drop in winter and regrow in spring.

Deciduous Forest: Animals There are many different species of animals in the Deciduous Forest Biome. Some of them are: -the American Bald Eagle- the national symbol of our country! -American Black Bears- omnivores -Duckbill platypus -Least Weasel -White Tailed Deer

Deciduous Forest: Abiotic Factors and Interesting Facts Abiotic Factors of the Deciduous Forest: 1. fertile/rich soil with nutrients 2. precipitation (snow in winter) 3. freshwater rivers Interesting Facts: 1. Some animals that live in Deciduous Forests hibernate during Winter months. 2. Some of the tallest trees in the Deciduous Forest are over 275 feet tall! 3. Most humans populate (live here) more than any other biome!

Deciduous Forest: Images Here, you have a picture of the Deciduous Forest on the Eastern half of the United States. This is a picture of a blossoming Deciduous Forest biome that is surrounding a freshwater lake all the way in Japan!

Deciduous Forest: Bibliography Blue Planet Biomes: http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/world_biomes.htm The World's Biomes: http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/glossary/gloss5/biome/ Types of Biomes: http://www.bioexpedition.com/types-of-biomes-in-the-world/ Images were taken from Google Images.

Tropical Rainforest: Description Here is where I would put my paragraph description of the biome!!

Tropical Rainforest: Plants On this slide, you will include the plants of the biome AND at least one picture of plants of the biome!!!!!!

Tropical Rainforest: Animals On this slide, you will include the animals of the biome AND at least one picture of an animal of the biome!!!!!!

Tropical Rainforest: Abiotic Factors and Interesting Facts Here, you will include 3 abiotic factors of the Tropical Rainforest and 3 interesting facts!!!!!

Tropical Rainforest: Images Here, you will insert 2 colorful images of the biome and captions that describe the images!!!!

Tropical Rainforest: Bibliography Here, you will list ALL resources that you used for THIS BIOME!!!!!!!!!

Taiga: Description Here is where I would put my paragraph description of the biome.

Taiga: Plants On this slide, you will include the plants of the biome AND at least one picture of plants of the biome!!!!!!

Taiga: Animals On this slide, you will include the animals of the biome AND at least one picture of an animal of the biome!!!!!!

Taiga: Abiotic Factors and Interesting Facts Here, you will include 3 abiotic factors of the Taiga and 3 interesting facts!!!!!

Taiga: Images Here, you will insert 2 colorful images of the biome and captions that describe the images!!!!

Taiga: Bibliography Here, you will list ALL resources that you used for THIS BIOME!!!!!!!!!

Grassland: Description Here is where I would put my paragraph description of the biome.

Grassland: Plants On this slide, you will include the plants of the biome AND at least one picture of plants of the biome!!!!!!

Grassland: Animals On this slide, you will include the animals of the biome AND at least one picture of an animal of the biome!!!!!!

Grassland: Abiotic Factors and Interesting Facts Here, you will include 3 abiotic factors of the Grasslands and 3 interesting facts!!!!!

Grasslands: Images Here, you will insert 2 colorful images of the biome and captions that describe the images!!!!

Grasslands: Bibliography Here, you will list ALL resources that you used for THIS BIOME!!!!!!!!!

Desert: Description Here is where I would put my paragraph description of the biome.

Desert: Plants On this slide, you will include the plants of the biome AND at least one picture of plants of the biome!!!!!!

Desert: Animals On this slide, you will include the animals of the biome AND at least one picture of an animal of the biome!!!!!!

Desert: Abiotic Factors and Interesting Facts Here, you will include 3 abiotic factors of the Desert and 3 interesting facts!!!!!

Desert: Images Here, you will insert 2 colorful images of the biome and captions that describe the images!!!!

Desert: Bibliography Here, you will list ALL resources that you used for THIS BIOME!!!!!!!!!

Tundra: Description Here is where I would put my paragraph description of the biome.

Tundra: Plants On this slide, you will include the plants of the biome AND at least one picture of plants of the biome!!!!!!

Tundra: Animals On this slide, you will include the animals of the biome AND at least one picture of an animal of the biome!!!!!!

Tundra: Abiotic Factors and Interesting Facts Here, you will include 3 abiotic factors of the Tundra and 3 interesting facts!!!!!

Tundra: Images Here, you will insert 2 colorful images of the biome and captions that describe the images!!!!

Tundra: Bibliography Here, you will list ALL resources that you used for THIS BIOME!!!!!!!!!