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Chapter 21
Ecosystems
Table of Contents
Section 1 Terrestrial Biomes
Section 2 Aquatic Ecosystems
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Objectives
Identify the eight major biomes.
Compare tundra with taiga.
Compare the different kinds of forests.
Compare the different kinds of grasslands.
Describe the adaptations of desert organisms.
Biome
Large terrestrial ecosystems that contain a number
of smaller but related ecosystems.
Similar climate and inhabitants with similar
adaptations.
Commonly identified by their dominant plant life.
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The Major Biomes
The major types of terrestrial ecosystems, known as
biomes, are:
Tundra
Tropical
forest
Temperate forest
Taiga
Temperate grassland
Savanna
Chaparral
Desert
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Earth’s Major Biomes
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Tundra
Tundra is a cold and largely treeless biome
characterized by permafrost under the surface of
the ground.
Small
plants (mosses, grasses)
Caribou, musk oxen, snowy owls, arctic, foxes, lemmings,
and snowshoe hares. (Summer: birds, insects).
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Forests
Tropical Forests
Tropical forests receive abundant rainfall and have
stable temperatures.
They have a greater species richness than any other
biome.
Tropical Rain Forests
Tropical Dry Forests
Competition for Light
Canopy: continuous layer of tree tops that shades
the for forest floor.
Epiphytes: small plants that live on tree branches
(mosses, orchids, bromeliads)
Use
other organisms for support but make their own
food.
Species Richness
Highest of all biomes- contain about ½ of the
worlds species!
One
hectar of tropical rain forest – 300 species of
trees.
Monkeys, snakes, lizards, birds, insects
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Tropical Rain Forest
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Forests, continued
Temperate Forests
Distinct seasons and moderate climate.
Temperate forests have coniferous trees, which bear
seeds in cones, or deciduous trees, which shed their
leaves each year.
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Temperate Deciduous Forests
The
trees in temperate deciduous forests shed all of
their leaves in the fall.
Deciduous
trees have broad thin leaves with a large surface
area that permits maximum light absorption.
Birch, beech, maple, oak, hickory, sycamore, elm, willow, and
cottonwood.
Bears, wolves, white-tailed deer, foxes, raccoons, squirrels.
Timber used for construction.
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Temperate Deciduous Forest
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Taiga (boreal forest)
Taiga
is cold but is warmer than tundra and receives
more precipitation.
Taiga is dominated by coniferous forests.
Needle
shape of leaves reduces water loss.
Moose, bear, wolves, lynxes, hares.
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Grasslands
Temperate Grasslands
Temperate grasslands occur in areas with cold winters
and hot summers.
They are dominated by grasses and herds of grazing
animals. (Bison)
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Savanna
Savannas are tropical grasslands with alternating wet
and dry seasons.
Scattered deciduous trees and shrubs.
They are dominated by herds of grazing animals.
(herbivores: zebras, wildebeests, giraffes, gazelles,
carnivores: lions, leopards, cheetahs)
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Grasslands, continued
Chaparral
Chaparral is found in coastal regions with warm, dry
summers and mild winters.
It is dominated by dense, spiny shrubs.
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Deserts
Deserts receive less than 25 cm (9.9 in.) of precipitation
per year.
Desert inhabitants have adaptations for conserving
water.
Plants
leaves with waxy coating
Few stomata (openings in leaves) and open at night
Expandable body and needles for protection.
Animals
that hide in the shade or burrow
one active only at night.
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