Transcript What is another name for a coniferous tree?

Climate: It rains
almost everyday
(more than 200
cm a year)
Very warm and
humid (a lot of
water vapor in
the air)
Located near the
equator
 Consumers: Cat family (Tigers, panthers),
insects, spiders, frogs, reptiles, monkeys,
apes, snakes, colorful birds, and sloths.
Emergent Layer
Producers:
More kinds of
plants grow in
the tropical
Canopy
rainforest
than other
biomes
- Trees, ferns,
fruits, vines,
Understory
and flowers.
Forest Floor
Extra facts:
*Half of all animals on Earth are found
here
* Find many medicines in the TRF
•Used to cover 14% of land on Earth,
now only cover 6%
* About 100-200 square miles of
rainforest are cut each day
Climate: Very dry,
little precipitation,
hot days, cool nights
*Found on every
continent except
Europe
*Less than 25 cm of
rain per year
Producers: (Very few)
Sahara=palm trees
*Arizona= saguaro (cacti) and yucca
Succulent Plants: Plants that can store
water
Consumers:
Both=Snakes, lizards, rodents, scorpions
Arizona=tortoises , jackrabbits, owls,
donkeys, kangaroo rats, insects, gray fox
*Sahara= Camels, goats, fennec fox
 Animals that are active at night
and sleep during the day
 Organisms active during the day and
sleep at night.
Sahara Desert –
Sand, palm trees, camels
Arizona Desert =
Cacti, tortoises, birds, mountains
 Extra facts:
 Very few large animals live in the desert
because food and water are hard to find.
 Different types of Deserts. Sahara vs.
Arizona desert
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http://www.brainpop.com/science/earthsystem/deserts
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Deciduous Forest
 Climate: warm summers, cold winters,
moist spring, four seasons.
 Precipitation varies
Consumers:
Bears, deer, foxes, raccoons, possums,
squirrels, insects, wolves, and birds.
Producers:
Wildflowers, ferns, mosses, most tress
are deciduous (oak, hickory, and
maple trees)
Deciduous Trees
Trees that drop their leaves and grow new
ones each year. The leaves change color.
Extra Facts:
*Many of the animals hibernate or
migrate (birds and butterflies)
http://www.brainpop.com/science/ecologyandbehavior/h
ibernation/
 Climate: cold, some rain
 *Large amounts of snow fall
 *Winter is 6 months of the year
Consumers
 Deer, ducks, geese, moose, mountain goats,
bears, bighorn sheep, lynxes, rabbits,
squirrels, porcupine,
 Coniferous Trees *Produce their seeds in cones and needle shaped leaves
 *Always stay green
 * Needles help to keep water in
FEMALE
CONE
(Have seeds)
MALE CONES
(Have pollen)
Producers
 Conifers, mosses, lichens, wildflowers
 MOST OF THE TREES ARE CONIFERS
 *Coniferous= Evergreen
Extra Facts
 Coniferous trees stay green all year
 * Many of the organisms eat the trees or seeds
 * Because there are so many herbivores, the forest
can also support many large carnivores
http://www.brainpop.com/science/earthsystem/taiga/preview.weml
Grassland
 Climate: moderate to very warm most of the
year, short winters, & humid summers.
Average amount of precipitation.
Consumers
 Prairie: Antelope,
badgers, prairie dogs,
moles, ground
squirrels, hares,
gophers
Savanna:
Zebras, giraffes,
elephants, lions
hyenas, rhinos,
hippos, hyenas
Producers
 Grasses, very few trees
Extra Facts
 Extra facts: also called savannas, prairies, and
steppes
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Prairie Dog Video
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http://www.brainpop.com/science/earthsystem/savanna/preview.weml
 *Very cold, little rain, lots of snow
 *Winter is 10 months of the year
 Reindeer, arctic foxes, wolves, snowy
owls, hawks, eagles, falcons, lemmings,
voles, marmots, mosquitoes, and flies.
 Grow during two summer months
Mosses, grasses, shrubs, lichens
 NO TREES because the soil is frozen =
permafrost.
Animals here have very thick fur
http://www.brainpop.com/science/earthsystem/tundra/preview.weml
Question 1
 What is another name for a
coniferous tree?
 A. Maple Tree
 B. Deciduous Tree
 C. Evergreen Tree
 D. Temperate Tree
Question 2
It is winter 6 months of the year here:
A. Boreal Forest
B. Deciduous Forest
C. Tundra
Question 3
 This Biome has all four seasons
 A. Tundra
 B. Tropical Rainforest
 C. Deciduous Forest
 D. Boreal Forest
Question 4
 These trees have pinecones:
 A. Coniferous
 B. Maple
 C. Deciduous
Question 5
 Another name for a Boreal Forest is:
 A. Deciduous Forest
 B. Coniferous Forest
 C. Temperate Forest
Question 6- Review
 Which biome is located near the
equator?
 A. Savanna
 B. Deciduous Forest
 C. Boreal Forest
 D. Tropical Rainforest
Question 7- Review
 Deserts have less than how many
inches of rain per year?
 A. 5
 B. 10
 C. 15
 D. 20
Question 8-Review
 There are deserts on every
continent except:
 A. Asia
 B. Australia
 C. South America
 D. Europe
Question 9- Review
 These animals are awake during the
day
 A. Nocturnal
 B. Diurnal