Ecosystems and
Biomes
Your
task in this activity is to create a very user friendly, presentation about
Ecosystems. Your overall goal is to create something that will be educational,
fun, and easy to use. The project will teach about the major ecosystems
found around our world and offer solutions to the problems that these systems
face. The project should represent ecosystems through artistic as well
as scientific methods.
Biomes are Major Ecoystems:
You will study ecosystems by exploring biomes.
The major biomes of the world are: Tundra, Grassland, Marine, Temperate
Forest, Tropical Rainforest, Savanna, and Desert. |
Map by Anna C. |
Pick one of the biomes listed above and create
a presentation answering the following questions and definitions.
Essential Question:
How are ecosystems important to communities in our biological world?
- Focus questions: (Answer these questions
for the biome that you are researching.)
- What(answer all of these questions):
- What is an ecostystem? What is a
biome?
- What kind of a climate is necessary for the ecosystem
you chose?
- Where on the Earth is your biome found?
- So What: (Pick two)
- What are some limiting factors in your ecosystem?
- What kind of a food web might you find in your
biome?
- What kinds of populations of plants and animals
will you find in your ecosystem.
- Definitions of Important Terms. (Make sure
to define these terms using examples from your biome.)
| Population |
Community |
Abiotic |
| Biotic |
Limiting Factor |
Producer |
| Consumer |
Decomposer |
The Carbon Cycle |
Click here for definitions
Research links:
What
is an Ecosystem - Just what it says!!
Ecosystem Notes - Microsoft Word document contains
general information about ecosystems.
Biome
Basics: Learn about biomes through this online guide. Find profiles of
desert, grassland, ocean, rainforest,
tundra, temperate forest and taiga biomes.
Report
on Biomes and Ecosystems written for Congress.
Descriptions
of ecoregions of the US
Welcome
to the World's Biomes Page. This is an introduction to the major biomes
on Earth. From students in the Biome Group of the Fall '96 Biology Class at
UC Berkley.
Explore the forests,
deserts, tundra, taiga and grasslands of North America. Provided by Professor
Reveal of the University of Maryland.
The Evergreen Project
displays an intensive study of the Earth's biomes through the eyes of the
Roads Scholars, a group of students who travelled across the country studying
biomes.
Biome
classification and descriptions.
Earth
Biomes Explorer - Guide to the world's ecosystems include specifics on
Arctic, forest, desert, taiga, and tropical
climates. Learn how to read a climograph.
Biomes
and weather - a description of how biomes are formed based on global wind
patterns.
Find the climate in any city in
the world
Enchanted Learning Guide
to the Earth's habitats includes details about the animals living in each.
Charts compare
different ecosystems.
Major
Biomes of the World Scan a beginner's guide to biomes, the major
regional groupings of plants and animals discernible
at a global scale. Find maps and photos.
Mysterious Journey Survey
descriptions and photos of rain forest, grassland and desert biomes.
Rainforest Alliance -
Site dedicated to preserving the rainforest.
Explore
the Fantastic Forest with National Geographic.
Wetlands from the
National WIldllife Federation.
The Rainforest report
card.
Environmental Health
Environmental
report card from 1994
Earth's Environmental
Report Card put out by World Watch Magazine.
A Guide to Global Issues
Report
telling how forests help global warming.
Extinction
of species around the world.
The extinction
of species.
Sounds
Misc. sound
effects. Includes nature sounds.
An assortment of animal sounds from
Naturesongs.com
Even more nature sounds
(wav)