Biomes Unit Review


You should be able to:

1. Explain:
  • Characteristics of the Biosphere
  • Climate and Climagraphs
  • Land Biomes - plants, animals, etc.
    • Tundra
    • Taiga
    • Deciduous Forest
    • Rainforest
    • Grassland
    • Desert
  • Fresh Water Biomes - plants, animals, etc.
    • Rivers and Streams
    • Lakes and Ponds
    • Wetlands / Estuaries
  • Marine Biomes - plants, animals, etc.
    • Shorelines
    • Temperate Oceans
    • Tropical Oceans

2. Define the following terms:

  • biotic factors
  • abiotic factors
  • symbiotic relationships
  • commensalism
  • parasitism
  • mutualism
  • competation - predator / prey relationships
  • producers
  • comsumers
  • herbivore
  • carnivore
  • omnivore
  • scavenger
  • decomposer
  • trophic levels
  • food chain / food web

3. Be able to read and interpret data from a climagraph.

4. Draw a climagraph and identify the biome from the data given.

5. Locate each biome on a World map.

6. Identify biomes of North America.

7. Place plants and animals into the specific biomes they are found.

8. Differentiate between the types of symbiotic relationships.

9. Name producers, herbivores, and carnivores from each biome.

10. Classify each organism in a food web as a producer, consumer, or decomposer.

11. Explain specific plant and animal adaptations for each biome.

12. Identify specific biomes from data.

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