Title: Welcome to the Amazing world of Biomes.
1World's Biomes
- Welcome to the Amazing world of Biomes.
Taiga
288.
The Amazing Desert
- By Clay Rathman, Jordan Wakefield, Esme Opp, and
Sydnie Stilley
3Animals and Biodiversity
- Most animals hide in places out site
- Few animals are very fast
- Some animals are muscular and powerful
- Some snakes are very poisonous
- Some birds are well covered in black feathers
- Some animals have salt glands or sweat glands
4Plants and Biodiversity
- Animals store water in flesh
- Few plants have over 1400 of their species
- Some plants have developed taproots
- Plants must grow flowers and seed before harsh
conditions - Deserts have a short life cycle of plants
- Some plants are able to escape a drought
5Climate of Desert
- Gets less than 10 inches a year
- Only some of the Deserts are dry
- In summer it gets up to 85-100 Fahrenheit and
29-39 Celsius - It gets cold in the winter
- It doesnt rain often
- Gets very dry
6Location of Biome
- Most Continents have Deserts
- Most of the deserts are in Africa
- Few deserts are in North America
- Deserts cover most of Australia
- Desert in the eastern part of the Earth
7Theatened/Endangered/ Extinct
- Duck, Sidewinder, and the Gila Monster are
Threatened - Scorpion, Camel, Cheetah, Cobra, Arabian Oryx
are endangered - Desert mouse is extinct
8Animals and Adaptations
- Most animal stay in the shade
- Some burrow in the ground
- Few animals hunt at night
- Some store fat in humps or tails
- Most get water from insects, bulbs, and seeds
- Some remain inactive during the day
- Some animals develop salt glands
9Next on our stop, is the major biome of
grasslands!
10Grasslands
- By Aric, Brock,Devin,Emelia
11Animals
- Most animals eat grass in the grasslands
- Most animals stay year-round
- Most animals are grazers
- Invertebrates to large mammals
- Some animals are browsers
- Some animals migrate
- Most animals have adaptations
12- Grass is common
- Few trees except along streams
- Tall and short grasslands
- There are thousands of grasses
- Many wildflowers
- Many grasses will not die if stepped on
- Wide range of plant life
Plants
13Climate
- 10 -30 inches of rain
- Some snow
- There are droughts
- In savanna mostly hot all day
- Very windy
- partly-dry biome
- few Tornadoes
14Location
- All around the world
- Often found between deserts rainforests
- north and south American grasslands
- 1-5th of the earths surface is grasslands
- About 800 million people in grasslands
- Everywhere except Antarctica
15Threatened/Endangered/Extinct
- Most animals are endangered
- Few animals are extinct
- Few animals are threatened
- Here are some threatened animals mountain
lions, McCowns,Longspur - Here are some endangered animals bison,
cheetahs,sand hill crane,red wolf,
lion,zebras,elephants - Here some extinct animals auruba sheep, great
plains wolf
16Our next stop is the Rainforest!
17Rainforest
- ByAlex,Taylor,Sara,and Jack
18location
- Near Earths Equator
- Biggest is in Brazil
- In South America
- South East Asia
- West Africa
- Southern Mexico
- Australia
- Caribbean
- South Pacific Islands
19Climate
- Very humid
- Very hot
- 12 hours of sunlight
- Receives from 60-160 inches of rain each year
20Plants
- Trees
- Brazil Nut Tree
- Kapok Tree
- Fig Tree
- Cecropia Tree
- Trees may grow as high as 200 feet
- 2.
- Overlapping leaves keep the forest floor from
getting hot - Ferns
- Vines
- Bushes
21Animals
- Most animals hunt for their food
- A lot of animals eat fruits
- Most mammals hunt at night
- Many different kinds of birds
- Some monkeys are primates
22Threatened/Endangered
- Threatened
- Bearded pig
- Red crowned parrot
- Proboscis monkey
- Endangered
- Gibbon
- Aye-Aye
- Mantled howler monkey
- Hoolock gibbon
- Red necked parrot
- There many plants becoming close to being extinct
23Extinct
- Bali tiger
- Passenger pigeon
- Iguanodon
- Giant moa
- Aurochs
- Some plants are extinct
24This biome is important because it has very
many animals and plants that are regional to this
world.
25The next major Biome is the Taiga.
26The Amazing Taiga
- Calen Middendorf Sydney Mickells Dylan Baker
Tyson Lam
27Animals
- Few animals live in the Taiga because of climate
- Some birds live in Taiga
- Most mammals
- live in the Taiga
- Some of the animals migrate to warm places
- Most animals have fur to blend in with
surroundings - Many swans, otters, and weasels live in the
taiga
28Climate
- Cold winters,cool summers
- Moisture moderate varies throughout year
- Very cold
- Climate in winters
- Gets 13 inches of rain
- In a year
- Cold climate
- Winters long and cold
- Summers short and cool
29Plants
- Not much plant life
- Common plant is conifer tree
- Rarely found club moss
- Some trees dont drop there leaves
- Ground freezes so plants are unable to get water
- Trees grow close together
- Trees in the Taiga need to adapt to the climate
30Threatened\Endangered\Extict
- The wooly mammoths are extinct
- Some animals in the Taiga are poached and killed
- Anancus is a extinct dinosaur
- The brown bear is threatened by being poached
- Stellers sea lion is threatened because of
fisher men - Corythosaurs is extinct
31Location
- Found in the northern hemisphere near polar
region - In Russia,North America,Europe,and Asia
- Mostly found in Canada
- Most of the taiga grows in the Artic circle
- Taiga is far up north
- Taiga is mostly unpopulated
32The Taiga is near the Tundra where we will visit
next, in our biome adventure.
33The Icy Tundra
- By Kara, Maddie, Jackson, and Hayden
34Animals/Biodiversity
- Break ice to drink
- Dont live year round
- Eat anything found
- They have thick coats
- Food is stored under skin as fat
- Most animals migrate or hibernate
- Some animals lay eggs in other animals
35Plants/Biodiversity
- Treeless
- Shallow roots
- About 1,700 kinds of plants
- Seeds carried by wind
- Grow low and close together
- Grow up to about 4 feet
- Grow quickly
36Climate
- Snows until June
- Cold climate
- In Winter temperature drops to -70ºF
- Very Dry and icy
- Winter is dark/Summer is light
- Ground is soggy
37Location
- North of Taiga Across northern Alaska
- Russia
- Canada
- Finland and Norway
- Greenland
- Iceland
- Denmark
38 Threatend/ Endangered/ Extinct
- Threatened
- Weasel
- Red Fox
- Polar bear
- Endangered
- Yak
- Bighorn sheep
- Shrew
- Extinct
- Mexican Grizzly
39These biomes are very important to our world!
These biomes are really important to our world!