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What is a Biome?

A biome is a large geographical area of distinctive plant and animal groups which are adapted to that particular environment. Most terrestrial biomes are defined by the dominant plant life. The plant life is determined in part by the climate in a region, and climate is controlled by many factors, including latitude and geography.

A Video Introduction to Climates

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Most textbooks define only terrestrial biomes. Technically this it the most precise definition. But we have included what we call aquatic biomes because many students search for them as biomes. In reality, most aquatic biomes are more correctly called aquatic zones.

To understand a world biome, you need to know:

What the climate of the region is like

Where each biome is found on Earth and what its geography is like

The special adaptations of the vegetation

The types of animals found in the biome and their physical and behavioral adaptations to their environment

Terrestrial Biomes

Terrestrial biomes are defined by the dominant vegetation. For example, a deciduous forest is made up primarily of non-evergreen trees. A temperate grassland is dominated by grasses. A boreal forest is made up primarily of evergreen trees such as spruce and fir. Read up on each biome to learn more. We've created a video for most temperate biomes. (Some of these links direct you to our old biome pages at thewildclassroom.com; we're slowly moving all the information to untamedscience.com.)

Aquatic Biomes

Aquatic Biomes, sometimes called "zones," are often overlooked. Because many of the staff here at Untamed Science are marine biologists, we made sure to not forget them. In fact, we teamed up with Save our Seas to produce a video for every biome. Check them out:

Ocean Aquatic Biomes / Zones

Freshwater Aquatic Biomes / Zones

Check out some of the videos we've created on thewildclassroom.com BIOMES OF THE WORLD pages.

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What is a Biome? A biome is a large geographical area of distinctive plant and animal groups which are adapted to that particular environment. Most terrestrial biomes are defined by the dominant plant life. The plant life is determined in part by the climate in a region, and climate is controlled by many factors, including [...]

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Adaptation is an evolutionary process whereby a
species’ characteristics (shape, form, function and
behavior) change over time in response to changes in
the environment, contributing to an animal’s ability to
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DESCRIBE your animal's behavior and EXPLAIN how these ADAPTATIONS help them survive.

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DESCRIBE your animal's physical characteristics and explain HOW these adaptations help it survive.

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Adaptations are inheritable characteristics that increase an organism's ability to survive and reproduce in an environment. Adaptations can help an organism find food and water, protect itself, or manage in extreme environments. Adaptations develop gradually over long periods of time and through many generations of the species.

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RQ3 Describe the biome in which your animal lives. What are the biggest challenges to survival in your animal's biome? What addaptations does have?

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the penguin lives in antartica.penguins survive by staying in groups warm with the thick fur.i dont know the challenges yet

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The spider monkey live in the rain forest and the challenges is the rain fall,tall tree,big predator .The spider monkey uses it long arm,tail,leg to go tree to tree and to get a way form their predator,to warn their troop(group).

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the siberian tiger lives in the tundra  it helps it survive by the 1 of the challenges is the cold   the siberian tiger has thick fur to keep it warm and fat to help it surive  in the cold and the fur helps it camofloge

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the flamingo Biome is in Wetlands,and in more places, also there challenges is that the water can dry up cause in africa it doesn't rain a lot so the Wetland's can dry up,and they sleep on one leg so there muscles can rest.

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the great white shark lives in the ocean the thing that helps it survive
is its tale so it can whip its enemy the challenge is to survive from the orca whale

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my great white shark live in the ocean . the adaptaion of it is fin the fin helps it swim. it helps its survive of swimming  the challenge to survive from hunters

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my animal is the siberian tiger. its Biome is the tundra. the challenges are the cold. The siberian tiger has thick fur and thick fat to help it survive the cold and the fur helps it camifloge.

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The black sea bass live in the ocean the problem is the they are so easy to be killed they are fast so can run.

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The polar bear lives in the artic and they eat seal and fish they live in dens.

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can go on with out food for hors and they are good swimers.

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They some times have hard times to eat food.