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Day #24 Biology Aug. 31, 2015
Turn in the Yellow Symbiotic worksheet
from Friday. Place it in the tray. Make sure
your name is on the paper.
Pick up the following:
2 handouts for Notes today on BIOMES
I will pass around 10 different colors of
post-it notes. Take 1 of each color and place
each on one of the 10 squares on your
handouts.
Ch. 4.4 Biomes objectives:
1. Describe and
compare the
characteristics of
the major land
biomes.
Q: What abiotic and
biotic factors
characterize biomes?
2. Identify the areas
that are not classified
into a major biome.
Q: What areas are not
easily classified into a
major biome?
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Tropical Rain Forest
Item 1
Hot & wet/rainy yr round
Item 2
Thin, nutrient poor soil
Item 3
Canopy
Item 4
Understory
Item 5
Great diversity of species
Tropical Dry Forest
Item 1
Item 2
Warm yr round
Alternating wet &
dry seasons
Item 3
Rich soils
Item 4
Periods of rain, period of drought
Item 5
Deciduous plants – shed leaves
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Tropical
Grassland/Savanna/Shrubland
Item 1
Item 2
Item 3
Item 4
Item 5
Warm, seasonal rainfall
Frequent fires set by
lightning
Grassy areas with
isolated trees
Large animals
Animals migrate during dry seasons for
water
Desert
Item 1
Low precipitation < 25 cm/yr
Item 2
Hot days with cold nights
Item 3
Mineral rich soil,
Poor organic material
Item 4
Nocturnal animals
Item 5
Diurnal (active in day)
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Temperate Grassland
Item 1
Warm to hot summers, cold winters
Item 2
Plains & Prairies
Item 3
Fertile soil
Item 4
Grasses resistant to grazing and fires
Item 5
Predation is a constant threat to small
animals
Temperate Woodland &
Shrubland
Item 1
Hot dry summers, cool moist winters
Item 2
Thin, nutrient poor soil
Item 3
Periodic fires
Item 4
Plants adapted to drought
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Temperate Forest
Item 1
Cold to moderate winters, warm summers
Item 2
Yr round precipitation
Item 3
Fertile soil, rich in
humus
Item 4
4 seasons
Item 5
Coniferous & Deciduous trees
NW Coniferous Forest
Item 1
Item 2
“Temperate Rain Forest”
Mild temperatures, a lot precipitation in
fall, winter, and spring, dry summers
Item 3
Rocky, acid soil
Item 4
World’s tallest trees
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Boreal Forest (taiga ty-guh)
Item 1
Moderate precipitation
Item 2
Long cold winters & mild summers
Item 3
Acidic, nutrient poor soil
Item 4
Coniferous trees
Tundra
Item 1
Low precipitation, strong winds
Item 2
Short soggy summers.
Long, cold, dark, winters
Item 3
Poorly developed soil
Item 4
Permafrost: layer of permanently
frozen subsoil
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Classwork/Homework:
1. Read Ch 4.4 in text. Pages: (HW)
2. Complete Biome Map Coloring
Activity (classwork)
3. Study for Chapter 4 test which will
be Thursday and Friday. (HW)
Classroom Work:
Pick up the following colored pencils to
complete the biome map. Use text page 111
to help you color the map:
Dark blue
Orange
Light blue
Pink
Dark green
Purple
Light green
Brown
Yellow
Red
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