Biome Project
3 Ways to do it:
1. Foldable
3 Ways to do it:
2. A Travel Brochure
3 Ways to do it:
3. A Video:
There are quite a few biomes to
select from:
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Tropical Rain Forest
Tropical Dry Forest
Tropical Savanna
Desert
Temperate
Grassland
• Temperate
Woodland
• Temperate Forest
• Northwestern
Coniferous Forest
• Boreal Forest
(Taiga)
• Tundra
• Freshwater
• Marine
What you need to
include:
How to do the Project:
• Use your biology textbook and other
research resources (ex. Library, Internet,
etc.). At least three sources required.
• (CITE YOUR SOURCES (MLA Format)
AND DO NOT COPY AND PASTE
DIRECTLY FROM ANY WEBSITE!)
• Write in your own words.
What you need to include:
• Abiotic factors (Climate, rainfall, soil…)
• Biotic Factors (Dominant plants, Dominant
wildlife),
What you need to include:
• Geographic Distribution: Where in the
World?
– If you select to do a Travel brochure, select a
destination found in that biome –
– For example, New York City is found in a
Temperate Forest…
What you need to include:
• What plant and animal species can they
expect to see? What kinds of adaptations
do these organisms have to suit them to
their biome?
What you need to include:
• Food
chains/webs
specific to that
biome
What to Include: Biogeochemical cycles
• Accurate Nitrogen or Carbon Cycle
diagram that occurs in your biome
What you need to include:
• Symbiotic relationships particular to that
biome.
– Ex. In New York, there are deer ticks found on
deer which carry Lyme disease! (yuck!)
(parasitic relationship.)
What you need to include:
• What special precautions should humans
take while in this biome?
What you need to include:
• An example of a
natural disaster or
extinction event that
disrupts an
ecosystem in your
biome and how the
ecosystem repairs
itself (actual or
logically
possible……….think
succession
How did this environment
rebound after Huricane
Sandy?
What you need to include:
• How have other
humans
affected this
biome?
• What is the
greatest
environmental
concern for the
creatures of this
biome?
For a Travel Brochure/Video:
• To where in the world will
they need to travel to
experience this biome?
How will they get there?
• What clothes should they
pack in order to be
comfortable?
• What types of outdoor
activities can they enjoy?
Yes. This IS Graded.
• See the extensive rubric that your teacher
has developed for you!
Biome Brochure
BIOME is accurately represented
Detail abiotic and biotic factors
that are significant in structuring
a community in this biome.
Explain how climate and
geographic features produce this
biome.
(15 PTS)
Food chain/web
(names/pictures & arrows)
(10 PTS)
Points
Earned
Points Earned
Points Earned
Grader 1
Grader 2
Teacher
Nitrogen & Carbon Cycle
(names/pictures & arrows
must be drawn)
(10 PTS)
MUTUALISM represented
(10 PTS)
COMMENSALISM
represented
(10 PTS)
PARASITISM represented
(10 PTS)
SUCCESSION SCENARIO
(15 PTS)
HUMAN IMPACT
(10 PTS)
Creativity & originality
(10 PTS)
CHECKPOINTS MET – 10
PTS
Checkpoint 1:
Factors/Geographic
Features and Food Web)
Checkpoint 2: N/C Cycle &
symbiotic Relationships
Checkpoint 3: Succession
and Human Impact
Total Score