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Breaking it down!
Different environments allow for
Different species of plants and animals
(biodiversity) which are ALL needed
together to contribute to the
Sustainability of the ecosystem
(even the ants!!)
TERRESTRIAL BIOMES!!
(to name a few)
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Rainforest
Temperate Deciduous Forest
Taiga Forest
Chaparral
Grasslands
Savanna
Desert
Tundra
Biome Biodiversity
click to play!
Terre
strial
B io m
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DECIDUOUS
TAIGA
RAINFOREST
Terre
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Terremore
strial
B io m
e s!
An African Savanna is no place for a moose!
Biodiversity of
the Biomes:
All the different
environments support
different varieties of
organisms. You won’t find a giraffe in the Taiga!
The climate, location,
and soil are examples of
biome-specific
characteristics that
support the unique plants
and animals of the area!
Check out some FOOD WEBS!
See how biodiversity of the animal and plant
species is necessary to sustain the very unique
environments of each biome!”
A food web
shows the succession of
organisms in an
environment that
contributes to the
continuation of food
energy from one
organism to another as
each consumes a lower
member and in turn is
preyed upon by a higher
member. A balanced , bio
diverse food web assures
the sustainability of the
environment.
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up by a caterpillar which in turn is eaten
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SO, a BIOME is a large geographical
area that has a specific climate and
contains some very particular plants and
animals.
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Rainforest Biome Microhabitat:
moss on a tree
Biomes themselves are very large habitats.
However, inside of each habitat there are
even smaller
microhabitats.
Definition:
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A is the
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that supports
a distinct flora and fauna;
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the microenvironment in which
an organism lives.
“A log rotting in the forest creates a
microhabitat for insects.”
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