https://padlet.com/nictvio5322/biome Hotdog. en-us 2017-04-06 01:05:46 UTC 2024-08-02 04:22:27 UTC hello@padlet.com nictvio5322 https://padlet.com/nictvio5322/biome/wish/165026758 A tropical rainforest is a place that receives high amounts of rainfall, the annual precipitation in a tropical rainforest is 152 to 400 inches. Tropical rainforests are hot and wet, they have little dry season, and are located near the equator. Temperatures in the tropical rainforest range about to 70 to 85 degrees fahrenheit. 6% of the land are mountains, flood plains, rivers, valleys, and some are located near the ocean.
Plants such as evergreen trees dominate the rainforest, and flowers such as bromeliads and strangler figs lay low with cool adaptations.
Animals such as leopards, monkeys, gorillas, insects, snakes, and sloths travel the ground or swing vines and climb trees live in the rainforest.
Plants like the bromeliad form a vase to hold a tank of water, other plants such as nepenthes that have leaves that form a pitcher which have nectar that attract insects, insects get stuck in the nectar and are digested by the plant for nutrients.
Animals have to camouflage to avoid predators, such as the sloth, they have moss like hair that convince predators they are trees! Gorillas have special thumbs that help them grasp onto things with one hand, their fur also helps them camouflage.
The relationship in a tropical rainforest is symbiotic, which means that both organisms benefit mutually.
Ecological concerns that threaten the existence of the tropical rainforest is deforestation, which has already took down over 40 thousand square meters of trees and lands.




]]> 2017-04-06 01:11:02 UTC https://padlet.com/nictvio5322/biome/wish/165026758 nictvio5322 https://padlet.com/nictvio5322/biome/wish/165032383 Climate:
50 degrees Fahrenheit annually.
Precipitation ranges 30 to 60 inches annually.
Cold winters to hot summers.

Landforms:
Mountains, plateaus, valleys, rolling hills, and grasslands.
Bodies of Water:
Pond, rivers, lakes.

Animals and Plants
Animals:
Owls, hawks, wolves, tigers, lynx, wolves, black bears, and leopards.
Plants:
Roses, oak trees, spruce trees, and maple trees.
 
Adaptations
Plants:
Trees have adapted to lose their leaves when it is cold, and seal up the branches to survive in the winter.
Animals:
Some animals, such as bears and squirrels hibernate in the winter and become active during the spring and summer.

Relationship:
Symbiotic, Mutualism, Commensalism, and Parasitism.

Ecological Concerns:
Deforestation
Fire threats
Climate changes can impact trees.


]]> 2017-04-06 02:15:33 UTC https://padlet.com/nictvio5322/biome/wish/165032383 nictvio5322 https://padlet.com/nictvio5322/biome/wish/165034640 Climate:
-65 to 30 degrees Fahrenheit.
12 to 30 inches of precipitation each year.
Cold in the summer, extremely cold in the winter.

Landforms and Bodies of Water:
Hills, lakes, rivers, mountains, valleys, lowlands, and plains.

Animals and Plants
Plants:
Yew trees, black spruce trees, and redwood trees.
Animals:
Chamois, wolverines, bears, and moths.

Adaptations
Plants: Trees have adapted to have a cone shape, making it easier for them to shed snow.
Animals:
Animals can hibernate or sleep for a period of time during extreme winter, and when the snow covers up the ground, camouflage is crucial to survival, arctic rabbits are hard to see for predators.

Relationship:
Mutualism, commensalism, parasitism, and intraspecific competition.

Ecological Concerns:
Deforestation, mining can release gasses that harm the trees.


]]> 2017-04-06 02:42:50 UTC https://padlet.com/nictvio5322/biome/wish/165034640 nictvio5322 https://padlet.com/nictvio5322/biome/wish/165035911 Climate:
Annual temperature is 39 degrees Fahrenheit.
No precipitation.

Bodies of water:
Ocean covers the Pacific, Atlantic, Arctic, and Indian, small seas, connects to small rivers and lakes.

Animals and Plants.
Plants: Algae, phytoplankton, Coral.
Animals:
Fish, whales, bacteria.

Adaptations.
Plants:
Submerged plants absorb nutrients from the water around them, their roots are used for anchorage.
Animals:
Fish have gills to take in air  while submerged under the water.

Relationships:
Symbiotic, mutualism, commensalism, parasitism.

Ecological Concerns:
Oil, pollution, coral bleaching, and climate change, rise in sea levels.


]]> 2017-04-06 03:00:29 UTC https://padlet.com/nictvio5322/biome/wish/165035911 nictvio5322 https://padlet.com/nictvio5322/biome/wish/165037210 Climate:
44 to 49 degrees Celsius.
Hot summers, cold winters.
An annual precipitation of 25cm to 10in.

Landforms and Bodies of Water:
Rock pedestals, oasis, sand dunes dominate the biome.

Animals and Plants.
Plants:
Cacti, black sage, and creosote bush.
Animals:
Camels, coyotes, and snakes.

Adaptations
Plants: Cacti have a special adaptation that helps them store water, some plants also have no leaves to reduce water loss by transpiration.
Animals: Some animals burrow in the ground for shade and shelter in the desert, the camel has thin fur to adapt to the heat.

Relationships:
Symbiotic, not as competitive due to the lack of biodiversity.

Ecological Concerns:
Desertification, global warming, and grazing animals.]]> 2017-04-06 03:18:10 UTC https://padlet.com/nictvio5322/biome/wish/165037210 nictvio5322 https://padlet.com/nictvio5322/biome/wish/165038954 Climate:
68 to 86 degrees Fahrenheit.
Hot in the summers and warm in the winters.
An annual precipitation of 30 to 50 inches.

Landform and Bodies of water:
Deserts, oasis, plateaus.

Animals and Plants.
Plants:
Jackalberry tree, jarrah trees, elephant grass.
Animals:
Lions, leopards, rhinos.

Adaptations.
Plants: Long roots help reach the water table during droughts, plants have a water storage organ.
Animals:
Lion's fur are thick, helping them camouflage in tall grass, zebra's striped patterned skin confuse predators.

Relationships:
Symbiotic, lack of biodiversity, predator-prey relationships, highly mutualistic, and commensalism. 

Ecological Concerns:
Animal grazing, less grass for the animals to graze on, climate change, and new exotic plants can harm environment.]]> 2017-04-06 03:44:36 UTC https://padlet.com/nictvio5322/biome/wish/165038954 nictvio5322 https://padlet.com/nictvio5322/biome/wish/165040455 Climate:
50 to 57 degrees Fahrenheit.
1.75 to 2 meter precipitation annually.
Warm in the summer, cold in the winter.

Landforms and Bodies of Water:
Mountains, snowfields, lagoons, swamps, ponds, and lakes.

Animals and Plants.
Plants: Spike grass, black grass, sea lavender.
Animals:
Crocodiles, alligators, turtles, insects.

Adaptations.
Plants: Plants have to adapt to shed and reduce salt intake, because they are floating atop water.
Animals:
A crocodile mimics being a log with it's rough back, and hunts it's prey.

Relationships:
Symbiotic, crocodile hunts the bird, plants float in water, crocodile let's bird clean up teeth.

Ecological Concerns:
Overfishing, drainage sewages, pollution and toxic waste.


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