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Biomes

Biomes. Biome:. A group of ecosystems with similar temperatures and precipitation or salinity and water depth Two Types: Terrestrial – Land Based Aquatic – Water Based. Terrestrial Biome. Types are determined by the amount of precipitation and the average temperature. Temperature Zones:.

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Biomes

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  1. Biomes

  2. Biome: • A group of ecosystems with similar temperatures and precipitation or salinity and water depth • Two Types: • Terrestrial – Land Based • Aquatic – Water Based

  3. Terrestrial Biome • Types are determined by the amount of precipitation and the average temperature

  4. Temperature Zones: • Three temperature zones that go from warm at the equator to cold at the polar regions

  5. Marine Biomes: • Two major classifications are marine (salt water) and freshwater

  6. Tropical Rain Forest • Forest in tropical region with large amounts of rainfall

  7. Deciduous Forest: • Found in temperate regions and characterized by broad leaf, deciduous trees

  8. Coniferous Forest • Forest closer to the poles, characterized by evergreens, sometimes called or similar to the taiga

  9. Savannas: • Found in or just outside tropical regions with precipitations mostly occurring over a period of a couple months

  10. Tundra: • Treeless plan that is frozen most of the year and gets little rainfall

  11. Desert: • An arid region with little to no precipitation, can be hot or cold

  12. Oceans: • Open ocean, deep water and high salinity

  13. Coral Reefs: • Coastal ocean, shallow water, and high salinity

  14. Estuaries: • Regions where salt water meets freshwater, like the Chesapeake Bay

  15. Freshwater: • Includes ponds, streams, rivers, and lakes

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