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Tundra biome
Did you know that the Arctic Tundra is the
world's youngest biome? It was formed 10,000
years ago. Located at latitudes 55° to 70°
North, the tundra is a vast and treeless land
which covers about 20% of the Earth's surface,
circumnavigating the North pole. It is usually
very cold, and the land is pretty stark. Almost
all tundras are located in the Northern
Hemisphere. Small tundra-like areas do exist in
Antarctica in the Southern Hemisphere, but
because it is much colder than the Arctic, the
ground is always covered with snow and ice.
Conditions are not right for a true tundra to
form. Average annual temperatures are -70°F
(-56°C).
The North
American tundra
is located at
latitudes 60° to
85° North and
longitudes 55°
to160° West
which includes
northern parts of
Canada and the
state of Alaska.
The tundra is a
cold barren
wasteland that
includes snow,
rocks and very
little variety in
vegetation. It is
in this place
where the Arctic
fox is found.
Desert
biome
In this report you will learn about Hot and
Dry Deserts and Cold Deserts. I hope you
enjoy!
A Hot and Dry Desert is, as you can tell from
the name, hot and dry. Most Hot and Dry
Deserts don't have very many plants. They
do have some low down plants though. The
only animals they have that can survive have
the ability to burrow under ground. This is
because they would not be able to live in
the hot sun and heat. They only come out in
the night when it is a little cooler.
A cold desert is a desert that has snow in the
winter instead of just dropping a few
degrees in temperature like they would in a
Hot and Dry Desert. It never gets warm
enough for plants to grow. Just maybe a few
grasses and mosses. The animals in Cold
Deserts also have to burrow but in this case
to keep warm, not cool. That is why you
might find some of the same animals here
as you would in the Hot and Dry Deserts.
The Coyote has a tan
coat mixed with hairs
of rusty brown and
gray, and the ends of
the hair may be black.
The different colors
help to hide the
coyote in the
underbrush, rocks,
and grasses. The
coyote has large,
pointed ears and a
bushy tail. Coyotes are
known for their sharp
eyesight, keen hearing
and a keen sense of
smell.
Marine/aquatic biome
The deepest part of the ocean is called the
abyssal zone. it is host to many species of
invertebrates and fish including such oddities as
the coelacanth, a prehistoric fish once thought
extinct and found in the depths of the Indian
Ocean, and other fish that glow in the dark via a
process called photoluminescence. The abyssal
zone is very cold, and highly pressurized. Its floor
features vents formed by spreading tectonic
plates which release hydrogen sulfide and
other minerals which are consumed by the
bacteria which are then consumed by other microorganisms, which are in turn, consumed by the
fish, and so on.
Polar biome
One of the most unique biomes is found in the
Arctic Ocean and the water around
Antarctica. The Polar Ice biome is a marine
biome that is rich in nutrients from the land
around them, and contain ice. This makes the
perfect environment for plankton, and
plankton fuel the surrounding ecosystem.
Temperate forest biome
The Latin word "Deciduous" means "to fall
off" There for, a temperate deciduous forest is a
forest that is not hot nor cold and has leaves that
fall off in Autumn. These trees lose their leaves
in order to conserve water. A Temperate
Deciduous Forest contains numerous species of
trees and hundreds of species of animals.
Average Rainfall: 29.5 inches
Average Temperatures in Summer: 82.4° F
Average Temperatures in Winter: 42.8°F
Animals in these forests are so high in quantity
that the my website server would crash before
I listed all of them. There is a very diverse
population, all adapted to survive the season
changes. Examples of animals include
cardinals, deer, black rat snake, opossum,
mice, squirrell, ect.
Grass land biome
In the middle of North America is a huge area of
land which was once covered with grasses and
colorful wild flowers. The French called the rolling
plains of grass "prairie", from the word for a
meadow grazed by cattle. The prairies are a type
of grassland dominated by herbaceous plants and
grasses. Very few trees grow on the prairies and
are usually widely scattered.
The Bald Eagle is the national bird of the
United States of America. It is considered a sea
eagle that has a white head. It is large and
strong and weighs eight to twelve pounds.
Their wingspan can be two meters (seven feet)
and they can be larger than a meter from head
to tail. The Bald Eagle has a curved beak which
is large and very strong. It's toes have talons
which are very strong claws. They have
excellent vision which helps them to hunt.
Rainforest biome
The tropical rain forest is a forest of tall trees in a region of
year-round warmth. An average of 50 to 260 inches (125 to
660 cm.) of rain falls yearly.
Rain forests belong to the tropical wet climate group. The
temperature in a rain forest rarely gets higher than 93 °F
(34 °C) or drops below 68 °F (20 °C); average humidity is
between 77 and 88%; rainfall is often more than 100 inches
a year. There is usually a brief season of less rain. In
monsoonal areas, there is a real dry season. Almost all rain
forests lie near the equator.
It was always thought that there were two
species of elephant in the world; the African
savanna elephant,( Loxodonta africana) and
the Asian elephant, (Elephas maximus). But
now, through DNA testing, it has been
discovered that there is a third species; the
African forest elephant.
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