UNIT 3: RARE RAINFORESTS What is the Definition of a
Biome?
An ecosystem is a group of plants and animals which interact with each other and with their non living environment.
Rainham Marshes
Your intestines!
Tropical Rainforests
A pot plant
The school pond
A drop of water on a leaf
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What characteristics do different biomes have?
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Biome definition:
Biome definition:
Global
Ecosystem
Landscape
Climate
Plants
Animals
Adapted
Biomes are ecosystems which have a similar and containing well plants and animals.
Biome definition:
Biomes are global ecosystems which have a similar climate and landscape containing well adapted plants and animals.
Biome definition:
Lets put our definition to the test:
Madagascar Rainforest Malaysia Rainforest
Lets put our definition to the test:
Tarsier, Philippines Rainforest Mouse Lemur, Madagascar Rainforest
Lets put our definition to the test:
Buttress roots, Rainforest Peru Buttress roots, Rainforest Austraila
Lets put our definition to the test:
Epiphytes, Ecuador Epiphytes, Indonesia
How does this link to the rest of the unit?
Rainforest, Indonesia Rainforest, Brazil
UNIT 3: RARE RAINFORESTS What is the Definition of a
Biome?