BIOMES

What is BIOME?

BIOMES are very large geographical areas on the

earths surface, with animals and plants adapting to their environment.

The distribution of biomes is largely controlled by CLIMATIC FACTORS and PRECIPITATION

There are SEVEN (7) major types biomes on earth.

MAJOR TYPES OF BIOMES

FORESTS
It has the highest biodiversity among the natural ecosystem. Besides trees, which dominate the forests, there are birds, snakes, insects and other treeliving animals.

Why are forests important?

Forests provides foods and habitats for a variety of plants and animals Hidden within these biomes are potential medicines and many thousands of unseen and undiscovered species

Sagano Bamboo Forest, Japan

Crooked Forest, Poland

Amazon Rainforest, South America

Black Forest, Germany

FRESHWATER
What is your understanding about the word fresh water?
Freshwater is defined as having a low salt concentration usually less than 1%. It is a biome where water is not too salty to drink. Plants and animals in freshwater regions are adjusted to the low salt content. There are different types of freshwater regions: 1. Ponds and lakes 2. Streams and rivers 3. Wetlands

Lake Titicaca, Bolivia & Peru

Lake Tahoe, California & Nevada

Pehoe Lake, Patagonia, Chile

Taal Lake, Philippines

MARINE
Marine regions cover about three-fourths of the Earth's surface and include oceans, coral reefs, and estuaries.

What important role does coral reef play in our ecosystem?

Reefs are home to a number of marine animals. Sea dwelling animals depend on coral reefs for food, shelter and protection.

TUBBATAHA REEF, PHILIPPINES

GREAT BARRIER REEF, AUSTRALIA

PACIFIC OCEAN

ARCTIC OCEAN

Desert
Deserts cover about one fifth of the Earth's surface. It receives very little rainfall in a year. What are the plants and animals that live in the desert? What enables them to adapt to this kind of environment

Cactus and Aloe has specialized stem that store water and large set of roots that collects water. Camel has the ability to store large amount of water for a long period of time.

Sahara Desert, North Africa

Deserts in Australia

Grassland
What characterizes grassland? Grasslands are characterized as lands dominated by grasses rather than large shrubs or trees. Why is it that only grass and few trees can grow in this biome? The soil of most grassland are too thin and dry for trees to survive. Less water is available and frequent fire prevents them from growing

Tundra
How this biome differ from the other regions?
It is noted for its frost-molded landscapes, extremely low temperatures, and little precipitation Tundra is the coldest of all the biomes. Tundra comes from the Finnish word tunturi, meaning TREELESS PLAIN.

Why limited plants grow in this biome? Plants received little precipitation and there exist permanently frozen subsoil known as PERMAFROST.

ARCTIC REGION

ANTARCTICA

Taiga
What do you think is the most dominant object in this picture? Marked by the dominance of tall conifers with needle-like leaves. Also called as CONIFEROUS FOREST

The taiga is the world's largest terrestrial biome

MAJOR TYPES OF BIOMES

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