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Ecology:
Name: _________________________
Biomes of the World – Dry Climate Biomes
What You Need To Know:
Fill in the notes for each of the following biomes:
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Desert:
o Details/Climate: Dry with little rainfall. Can be _________ or ________. ____________soil.
Found all over the ____________.
o Animals: Birds, rodents, and ____________that can survive ____________ ____________.
Most hunt at night and live underground.
o Plants: Shrubs, ____________ and yucca plants
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Savanna:
o Details/Climate: Dry. Found in ____________, India and Australia
o Animals: ____________, ____________, ____________, antelopes, hyenas, kangaroos,
crocodiles
o Plants: open grasslands with very few trees. ____________, ____________.
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Prairie/Temperate Grassland:
o Details/Climate: Dry, ____________ climate savannas. Found in ____________
____________, Russia and South Africa
o Animals: ____________, hawks, coyotes, and ____________ ____________.
o Plants: Open grasslands with very ____________; ____________, grasses, sunflowers
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Ecology:
Name: _________________________
Biomes of the World – Dry Climate Biomes
What You Need To Know:
Fill in the notes for each of the following biomes:
Details/Climate
Desert
Animals
Plants
Details/Climate
Savanna
Animals
Plants
Details/Climate
Prairie/Temperate Grassland
Animals
Plants
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Ecology:
Name: _________________________
Biomes of the World – Cold Climate Biomes
What You Need To Know:
Fill in the notes for each of the following biomes:
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Arctic Tundra:
o Details/Climate: ___________ and desert-like with permanently frozen subsoil known as
___________. ___________ ___________.
o Animals: Lemmings, ___________, arctic hares, squirrels, arctic foxes, wolves, falcons, loons,
ravens, mosquitoes, black flies, ___________ & trout.
o Plants: low shrubs, grasses, ___________ and ___________.
Alpine Tundra
o Details/Climate: ___________ with cold, ___________, frozen landscapes.
o Animals: Mountain goats, ___________, elk, grouse like birds, beetles, grasshoppers, and
butterflies.
o Plants: Short shrubs, ___________, and grasses.
Coniferous Forest/Taiga:
o Details/Climate: Most ___________ biome. Cold with ___________. Alaska, ___________,
Scandinavia, and Russia.
o Animals: Beavers, lynx, ___________, ___________, ___________ ___________, and
wolverines.
o Plants; Forests of cold tolerant, dense ___________ trees covered in ___________: pine, fir
spruce.
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Ecology:
Name: _________________________
Biomes of the World – Cold Climate Biomes
What You Need To Know:
Fill in the notes for each of the following biomes:
Details/Climate
Arctic Tundra
Animals
Plants
Details/Climate
Alpine Tundra
Animals
Plants
Details/Climate
Coniferous Forest/Taiga
Animals
Plants
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Ecology:
Name: _________________________
Biomes of the World – Wet Climate Biomes
What You Need To Know:
Fill in the notes for each of the following biomes:
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Tropical Rainforest
o Details/Climate: Warm ____________, rainy, near ____________. Most ____________ biome
with respect to variety of animals and plants.
o Animals: ____________ ____________ for shelter and food, bats, ____________, jaguars,
____________ and other colorful birds and insects.
o Plants: Dense, tall, evergreen trees. The tree” ____________” allows for little sunlight to reach
the ground, so very few low growing plants live here. ____________, vines, ferns, mosses, and
palms adapted for ____________ ____________ ____________.
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Temperate Deciduous Forest
o Details/Climate: ____________ rainfall and humidity; less than a rainforest. North America,
Asia, and Europe.
o Animals: ____________, birds, ____________, ____________, turkey, raccoons, opossum, and
foxes.
o Plants: Trees, plants, and shrubs grown in spring and summer, then ____________
____________ ____________ and become ____________ in winter (____________): maple,
oak, willow.
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Ecology:
Name: _________________________
Biomes of the World – Wet Climate Biomes
What You Need To Know:
Fill in the notes for each of the following biomes:
Details/Climate
Tropical Rainforest
Animals
Plants
Details/Climate
Temperate Deciduous Forest
Animals
Plants
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Ecology:
Name: _________________________
Biomes of the World – Freshwater Biomes
What You Need To Know:
Fill in the notes for each of the following biomes:
Freshwater is defined as having a _____________ _____________ _____________
— usually less than 1% salt in the water. Organisms that live in freshwater regions
cannot survive in high salt concentration.
 Rivers and Streams
o Details/Climate: Water that continuously _____________ in a single
direction. Because of this, the _____________ are constantly
_____________ to match the changing pace of the river. Found
throughout the world.
o Animals: Trout, _____________, manatee, salmon, _____________,
and other fish, as well as animals from the _____________
_____________ that use rivers for food and water.
o Plants: _____________- usually attached to rocks, _____________,
mosses, willows, river birch
 Lakes and Ponds
o Details/Climate: A _____________ body of water that is created as
streams and rivers empty into it.
o Animals: Phytoplankton, small fish, _____________, ducks,
_____________, snakes, crustaceans, _____________, clams, and snails
o Plants: _____________ (ex. elodea) and _____________ plants (ex.
water lilies, water hyacinth)
 Wetlands: Marshes, Swamps and Bogs
o Details/Climate: Areas where the land is _____________ with
_____________ _____________. Wetlands have the highest species
_____________of all ecosystems.
o Animals: _____________, reptiles, ducks, otters, _____________and
raccoons.
o Plants: Pond lilies, _____________, sedges, _____________ trees, and
_____________ _____________.
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Ecology:
Name: _________________________
Biomes of the World – Freshwater Biomes
Draw and color three organisms for each area of the freshwater biomes (wetlands, lakes and
ponds, rivers and stream).
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Ecology:
Name: _________________________
Biomes of the World – Freshwater Biomes
What You Need To Know:
Fill in the notes for each of the following biomes:
Describe freshwater biomes:
Details/Climate
Rivers and Streams
Animals
Plants
Details/Climate
Lakes and Ponds
Animals
Plants
Wetlands: Marshes, Swamps and Bogs
Details/Climate
Animals
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Plants
Ecology:
Name: _________________________
Biomes of the World – Freshwater Biomes
Draw and color three organisms for each area of the freshwater biomes (wetlands, lakes and
ponds, rivers and stream).
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Ecology:
Biomes of the World – Marine
Name: _________________________
What You Need To Know:
Fill in the notes for each of the following biomes:
Marine (saltwater) regions cover about ¾ of the Earth. Marine algae supply _____ of the
world’s oxygen and take in just as much carbon dioxide. Evaporation of seawater provides
________ for the land.
 Estuary
o Details/Climate: Where freshwater ___________ & ___________ meet the
___________. Freshwater brings nutrients from the inland which helps to
increase diversity and productivity of the estuary.
o Animals: ___________, clams, crabs, ___________ ___________, ___________
___________, turtles, salmon, trout, and shorebirds.
o Plants: Algae, grasses ___________ ___________, ___________ flowers.
 Beach (Intertidal Zone)
o Details/Climate: Where ___________ ___________ ___________, and as waves
and tides come in and out, the beach can be ___________ or ___________.
Because of this, the communities of plants and animals are constantly
___________.
o Animals: ___________, clams, ___________ sea stars, snails, arthropods,
crawfish ___________ ___________ & ___________
o Plants: Mud and sand are ___________ ___________, so very ___________
___________ and plants can ___________.
 Coral Reef (Neritic Zone)
o Details/Climate: Includes ___________ ___________ ___________ that receive
lots of sunlight- usually near the intertidal zone. Also includes ___________
around the edges of continents (Ex: the Great Barrier Reef off Australia).
o Animals: ___________, zooplankton, clams/oysters, ___________ ___________,
sea urchins, ___________, rays, ___________, octopus, sea anemones, and
___________ ___________.
o Plants: ___________, phytoplankton, and ___________.
 Open/Deep Ocean & Benthic Zone (Ocean Floor)
o Details/Climate: Includes ___________ ___________ far from the land = open
ocean. The benthic zone or ___________ ___________ consists of ___________
& dead organisms. As you go ___________, the ___________ ___________.
Sunlight cannot penetrate through deeper water.
o Animals: Open ocean animals include ___________, dolphins, ___________
___________ ___________, and plankton. On the sea floor are ___________, sea
anemones, ___________, sea stars, crabs, creepy deep sea fish & ___________
that live near ___________ ___________.
o Plants: Open ocean has ___________ ___________. There are ___________
___________ in the ___________ ___________ (no sunlight).
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Ecology:
Biomes of the World – Marine
Name: _________________________
Draw and color two animals and one plant for each area of the marine biome (estuary,
intertidal zone, coral reef, open ocean and deep ocean).
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Ecology:
Name: _________________________
Biomes of the World – Marine Biomes
What You Need To Know:
Fill in the notes for each of the following biomes:
Describe marine biomes:
Details/Climate
Estuary
Animals
Plants
Details/Climate
Beach (Intertidal Zone)
Animals
Plants
Details/Climate
Coral Reef (Neritic Zone)
Animals
Plants
Open Ocean/Deep Ocean & Benthic Zone (Ocean Floor)
Details/Climate
Animals
Plants
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Ecology:
Name: _________________________
Biomes of the World – Marine Biomes
Draw and color two animals and one plant for each area of the marine biome (estuary,
intertidal zone, coral reef, open ocean and deep ocean).
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