Geography Biomes are areas of our planet with similar climates, landscapes, animals and plants. What lives in each biome depends on: how warm or cold it is how dry or wet it is how fertile the soil is Each biome has features which make it unique. Both plants and animals rely on each other to survive. The animals in a biome depend upon plants for food. The plants in a biome often also depend upon the animals for spreading pollen and seeds so that new plants can grow. Some different biomes are: Aquatic such as marine, freshwater and coral reefs. Tropical rainforest - hot and wet all year round. Desert - hot and dry all year round. Grasslands such as the savannah - hot all year round with a long, dry season. Woodlands - warm and mild, with more rain falling in the winter than the summer. The tundra - very little rain or snow and the temperatures are freezing. Winters are long and summers are short. Have a look at the attached map showing you different biomes within the continents. Using the world map can you find and name different countries within each continent for each type of biome? Think about which plants and animals you would find in the different biomes and make a list of these. P4C Lots of people enjoy visiting the beach and having picnics, barbeques and ice creams. One of the large problems facing the marine biome is human pollution. Think about and debate these questions with your family: Whose job is it to remove litter from the beach? Should we have barbeques on the beach? Why are we still producing plastic if it’s causing so much damage? Science – plants and animals Marine Biome There are lots of different types of animals that live in the marine biome. Watch this clip or look at the fact file attached and see what animals and plants you can spot. https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/class-clips-video/science- ks1-ks2-wonders-of-nature-underwater-world/zh3ygwx Research which animals might live there. If you have access to the internet watch this video about marine life and have a go at the activity and quiz. https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zx882hv/articles/zsfkd2p Some animals are fish, some are mammals and some are molluscs (soft with no backbone). Using the animals you have found can you identify which animals belong to each category? There are also some attached pictures you can use. Now think about how the fish are adapted to the biome and how the mammals are adapted to the biome. How do their bodies allow them to survive in this biome? Research which plants grow in the ocean and make a list of these. Animals in the marine biome rely on the plants and other animals to eat to survive. Split your page into 3 with the headings carnivore (eats only other animals), herbivore (eats only plants) and omnivore (eats both plants and other animals). Now sort the animals into each category. Can you make a list of different food each animal would eat? On the attached sheet can you create food chains to show how the animals and plants are eaten? Eden North Project Week 2 Year 1 & 2 Biomes June 2020