Transcript Bell Ringer

Bell
Ringer
List three things
you recall about
the tundra.
•Yesterday……
•What did we study?
•That’s right deserts……….
•I believe that you had home
work
•Take it out, Let’s go over the
questions as I walk around
Questions (Please copy)
due on Tuesday!
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List 3 animals and their adaptations
for the desert.
2. Why would desert plants with very
shallow root systems be a good
adaptation to life in the desert?
3. What kind of soil is in the desert?
4. How are plants adapted to life in a
desert?
5. How are animals adapted to life in a
desert?
• I can describe two harsh biomes.
• I can give details about each
biome.
• Can someone tell me what the
word harsh means?
What does the Tundra look like?
•Looking at the next two
pictures describe the
Tundra. (on paper)
Tundra
Tundra
Tundra
•Layers of permafrost
(permanently frozen soil)
•Temperatures---94F (-70C)
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What animals do you find in the Tundra?
•Animals—Caribou, polar
bears, musk ox, arctic hares
•Boggy pools ( perfect from
mosquitoes and the birds
that feed on them)
What about the plant life?
•Poor nutrients in the soil
•Shallow roots and short
growing seasons
•Mosses, lichens, some shrubs
•Treeless
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What are characteristics of the tundra?
•Ground is frozen all year
•Treeless
•Soil poor in nutrients
•Light almost all day and
night during the short
summer
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What could be some of the animal
adaptations?
•Animals with thick fur,
•layers of fat,
•migrations,
How do plants adapt to life in the tundra?
•Shallow roots
•Adapt to a short growing
season
Next, Taiga
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What did you notice from the pictures?
•What did you notice from
the pictures ?
What changes takes place in the
summer in the taiga?
•Flowers bloom
•Ice melts
•Insects breed
•Migrating birds move back
into the area
How do animals adapt to the tundra?
•Thick coats
•Layers of fat
•Hibernation during the
winter
How is the taiga different from the
tundra?
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Create a Venn Diagram to
show your answer!
• What similarities and
differences do you notice in
these two biomes?
•What do you observe about
the animals in these two
biomes?
The taiga is south of the tundra
Has forest of coniferous
evergreen trees
Soil is low in minerals
Taiga has cold temperatures
but not as cold as the tundra
The tundra has no trees