Forest Biomes

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Forest Biomes
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What is a biome?

• A region with a distinct climate and organisms.
• Latitude is a major factor in the climate type
  of biome!!

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Terrestrial Biomes

• Forests-
• 1) Tropical Rainforests
• 2) Temperate Forests (Deciduous Forests)
• 3) Taiga (Coniferous Forests)
• Grasslands-
• 1) Prairie (Temperate Grassland)
• 2) Savanna (Tropical Grassland)
• 3) Steppe (Chaparral)
• Extreme-
• 1) Deserts
• 2) Tundra

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Forest Biomes

• Tropical rainforests
• Found around the equator.
• Precipitation 100 300 per year
• Temp- around 80o f year round
• Most BIODIVERSE biome.
• Poor soil.

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How are plants adapted to the rainforest?

• Plants grow in layers
• most of the sunlight (99) is absorbed in the
  canopy, only 1 reaches the ground.
• 2) Some have vines, thorns or other structures to
  prevent being eaten grow fast.

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Rainforest layers
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How are animals adapted to the rainforest?

• Most are specialists
• Camouflage
• 3) Warning colors poison

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What are the threats to the rainforest?

• Deforestation large population growth. Need for
  croplands, need for !