What is Ecology?

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Biomes
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Biomes

• areas of the planet that have similar
• climates (annual weather patterns)
• physical features (latitude, minerals)
• autotrophic communities (plants, plankton)

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Major World Biomes
Fresh Water
Terrestrial Biomes
Ponds and Lakes
Streams and Rivers
Aquatic Biomes
Grassland Prairie Savanna
Desert
Estuary
Tundra
Taiga
Temperature Deciduous Forest
Salt Water
Alpine
Intertidal
Desert-Scrub
Coral Reef
Chapparral
Oceanic pelagic
Tropical Rain Forest
Abyssal
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Major Terrestrial Biomes

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Terrestrial Biomes - Primary Determining Factors

• temperature
• precipitation

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Major Terrestrial Biomes

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Tundra
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Taiga
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Grasslands
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Deciduous Forest
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Chaparral
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Desert
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Rainforest
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Temperature and Precipitation
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Major Aquatic Biomes

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Major World Biomes
Fresh Water
Terrestrial Biomes
Ponds and Lakes
Streams and Rivers
Aquatic Biomes
Grassland Prairie Savanna
Desert
Estuary
Tundra
Taiga
Temperature Deciduous Forest
Salt Water
Alpine
Intertidal
Desert-Scrub
Coral Reef
Chapparral
Oceanic pelagic
Tropical Rain Forest
Abyssal
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Aquatic Biome Factors

• distance from shore
• depth of water
• availability of sunlight

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Major Aquatic Biomes

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Open Ocean Biomes
Abyssal zone
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Traveling through biomes
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Biomes the big questions

• Which abiotic factors influence biomes the most?
• Which animal and plant adaptations occur in the
  different biomes?