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BIOMES

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B IS FOR

BIOMES!
A DIVE INTO THE
WORLD OF BIOMES
OBJECTIVES
:
• Understand the
concept of biomes.
• Learn different
types of biomes
• Analyze a biome’s
climate, life forms,
geological location
and contribution
SO...
WHAT
EXACTLY
IS A
BIOMES
• Biomes are
environments
determined by the
types of organisms
that inhabit that
area.
• It is derived from the
Greek word “bio”
meaning life.
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THE KÖPPEN
CLIMATE SYSTEM
• Created by
Wladimir Köppen
• A climate
classification
consisting of 5
groups: Group A,
DIFFERENTIATE
BIOMES AND
HABITATS.
BIOME HABITAT
• A LOCATION •A LOCATION
WHERE A SINGLE
WHERE SEVERAL HABITATS
REFERS GROUP OF
SPECIES LIVE.ATO
PLACE FOR SPECIES LIVE.
COMPOSED OF LIVING
COMPOSED
A VARIETY OF
ANIMALS OF ONE
BEARS AND SPECIES
BEARS MAY
WOLVES MAY LIVE IN A
LIVE IN A
TAIGA.
LARGER CAVE
MORE HABITAT
SPECIFIC
ARE WE STILL
FOLLOWING?
LETS CONTINUE!
1) Tropical
Rainforest
• Tropical rainforests
are lush and have the
widest biodiversity.
• Climate: Warm and
wet
• Brazil holds the most
• number of rainforests.
4 Sections: Forest
Floor, Understorey,
Canopy, Emergent.
a) CAPYBARAS
) CACAO
c)
PHILIPPINE
EAGLE
2) Temperate
Forests
These are located in
temperate regions.
Second largest
biome in the world.
• Climate: Mild
climate
2) Temperate
•
Forests
Deciduous Forests:
Canada, the United
States, China, and
several European
countries consist of a
• handful of these
Rainforests: North
biomes.offers a lot,
America
spanning from Northern
Carolina to Alaska where
the largest temperature
LIFE
FORMS:
• Animalia: squirrels,
raccoons, rabbits,
bears, deers, coyotes,
bobcats.
• Plantae: lichens,
wildflowers, maple,
oak, birch trees,
sweetgum
Taigas
3) Taiga
• Also kwon as a
“boreal or
coniferous
Largest forest.”
terrestrial
biome on Earth.
Climate: Chilly
• Russia holds the
most taiga biomes
in the world.
LIFE
FORMS:
Animalia: gray wolf,
brown bear, red fox,
snowshoe hare
Plantae: spruce,
fir, pines
4)
Deserts are biomes
Deserts
with sparse
vegetation.
sert
Ds
Commonly described
as having extremely
s
hot climates with little
to no rainfall. e
• Climate: Arid or dry
4)
• Deserts
China possesses the
most deserts in the
world.
• According to the
National Geographic
Society, there are 4
main types of deserts:
hot and dry deserts,
semi-arid deserts,
coastal deserts, and
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Grassland
s
5)
• Grasslands
Grassland biomes =
grass.
• Only applicable in
grassland climates
(moderate
temperatures).
• 2 Types of
Grasslands: Tropical
and Temperate
5)
• Grasslands
Tropical grasslands
can mainly be found
in Sahel, south of
Sahara, East Africa,
and Australia.
• Temperate grasslands
are principally found
in North America,
Argentina, and across
a broad band from
5)
• Grasslands
To maintain a
grassland, it
requires low
rainfall, wildlife
fires, and grazing
of animals.
LIFE
FORMS:
Animalia:
elephants, bisons,
cheetahs, gazelles,
lions, and tigers.

Plantae: Red oat


grass, Rhodes grass
purple needle grass,
LIFE
InFORMS:
the Philippines,
dominating life in
many grasslands are
cogon or talahib,
snakes, lizards, rats,
birds, and insects.
Savannah
s
6) Savannahs
The savannah biome is
often described as an
area of grassland with
dispersed trees or
clusters of trees.
• Savannahs grow
near the equator in
tropical regions.
6) Savannahs
Climate: Warm and
hot, minimal rain
• African countries
observe major
savannah biomes
than other countries.
LIFE
FORMS

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LIFE
FORMS
f) Baobab
g) Elephant
grass
Tundras
7)
Tundras
Coldest of all biomes,
treeless regions
located in Artic
destinations as well
as on mountain tops.
• Climate: Very cold,
with long, hard
winters and short,
7)
Tundras
Russia is the king of
cold with the largest
area of tundra in the
world.
• Tundras have
permafrost and
despite the sheer
cold, they also have
LIFE
FORMS:Arctic fox,
Animalia:
polar bears, and
reindeer.

Plantae: Mosses,
lichens, and small
shrubs.
8)
Marine the
• Collectively
largest biome on
Earth
• Generally wet and
salty.
• Produces half of
Earth’s oxygen.
Portugues
e Man o’
War
Coral
Dugon
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