Biomes by Julia Vogel https://padlet.com/vogj/biomesresearch In pairs investigate the following elements of your biome: - Climate - Investigate the plants > how have they adapted to survive - Investigate the animals > how have they adapted to survive - Humans – what part do we play in the environment (farming, housing, etc…) - Threats to natural environments en-us 2020-02-02 05:40:51 UTC 2026-01-22 19:40:16 UTC hello@padlet.com Plant adaptations https://padlet.com/vogj/biomesresearch/wish/440718784 Trees such as Evergreen and Conifer contain needles. These needles are an adaptation to these trees because they contain moisture, shed snow, prevent evaporation, and attract full sun.
The branches on the Evergreen tree hang down to allow the snow to fall off the tree. The protective cones of the Evergreen contain the seeds for reproduction.]]> 2020-02-05 03:09:09 UTC https://padlet.com/vogj/biomesresearch/wish/440718784 Tropical Rainforests - Sophie F and Avalon https://padlet.com/vogj/biomesresearch/wish/440720483 Climate:
The climate is hot and humid. The averages range from 21 to 30 degrees Celsius. They often receive a quite lot of sun and this is due to their locations on the earth’s equator.

Plants:
Rainforest plants live in humid temperatures and the biome has a variation of rare species from this. The plants have adapted this hot weather by a competition on the ground level to reach food and light. Sometimes the plants have to strangle the trees to get their nutrients.

Animals:
The animals that live in the tropical rainforest have adapted in many different ways. One of these ways is to use camouflage. Some animals have fur or skin that helps them blend in to survive. Another way is where they live. For example, spider monkeys live up in the canopies where there is little competition for food.

Humans:
Humans effect the tropical rainforests by causing deforestation; effecting the plants and animals natural habitat and causing a disruption to the food web.
Another way we effect the rainforests is by creating pollution from factories in and around the rainforests. This also effects the living species inside this biome and again, causing a collapse.
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they are so dry that sometimes rain evaporates before it can hit the ground!  
they  generally get 10 inches or less rain in a year. 
they have dry soil, 
high evaporation. ]]> 2020-02-05 03:20:38 UTC https://padlet.com/vogj/biomesresearch/wish/440721643 Animals have adapted to survive in the desert despite its extreme temperatures and lack of water. shu0009 https://padlet.com/vogj/biomesresearch/wish/440722804 Many of the animals are nocturnal
animals sleep in burrows, tunnels under the ground,
Desert animals include meerkats, camels, reptiles such as the horned toad, scorpions, and grasshoppers. ]]> 2020-02-05 03:25:03 UTC https://padlet.com/vogj/biomesresearch/wish/440722804 https://padlet.com/vogj/biomesresearch/wish/440722997 tundra is the coldest of all the biomes. tundra comes from the Finnish word tunturia, meaning treeless plain. It is noted for its frost-molded landscapes, extremely low temperatures, little precipitation, poor nutrients, and short growing seasons.
Dallas and Sam ]]> 2020-02-05 03:25:50 UTC https://padlet.com/vogj/biomesresearch/wish/440722997 classed as bodies of salt water . average water temp is 39 degrees. marine biomes are put into different classes depending on things such as light and food hwatson_thorp23 https://padlet.com/vogj/biomesresearch/wish/440723210 2020-02-05 03:26:38 UTC https://padlet.com/vogj/biomesresearch/wish/440723210 Animals Adaptations https://padlet.com/vogj/biomesresearch/wish/440723467 Some things animals do to avoid cold winters are migrate to the south or create burrows. Animals such as the Snow Shoe Hare camouflage to suit the season to hide from predators.
 

]]> 2020-02-05 03:27:39 UTC https://padlet.com/vogj/biomesresearch/wish/440723467 https://padlet.com/vogj/biomesresearch/wish/440723914 Animals that live in the tundra are mountain goats, sheep, marmots, and birds live in mountain or alpine tundra and feed on the low-lying plants and insects. Hardy flora like cushion plants survive in the mountain zones by growing in rock depressions, where it is warmer and they are sheltered from the wind.
Sam and Dallas ]]> 2020-02-05 03:29:43 UTC https://padlet.com/vogj/biomesresearch/wish/440723914 Only certain types of plants can survive the harsh environment of the desert. shu0009 https://padlet.com/vogj/biomesresearch/wish/440723927
 They also tend to be spread out from each other and have a large root system so they can gather up all the water possible when it does rain.
You won't see a lot of tall trees in the desert
These include cactus, grasses, shrubs, and some short trees. 
Most of these plants have a way to store water in their stems, leaves, or trunks so they can survive a long time without trees 
Many desert plants are armed with sharp spines and needles to help protect them from animals. 

]]> 2020-02-05 03:29:47 UTC https://padlet.com/vogj/biomesresearch/wish/440723927 Freshwater wetlandClimate:The temperatures are from 18°C to 23°C in the summer and 1°C to 7°C in the winter. The climate of the freshwater biome is determined by the location, season and depth of water. Usually, the temperature will decline as the water gets deeper.Humans: People taking water from freshwater biomes cause them to shrink plant and animal habitats. Humans have destroyed habitat for freshwater plants and animals and polluted watersheds.Animals A freshwater biome is a great place for plants and animals to live in. The types of animals that have adapted to freshwater habitats are frogs, Mosquitos, Turtles, Shrimp, Racoons, Crabs and many more have adapted to freshwater climates and habitats.PlantsThree types of plants grow in the wetlands: submerged plants that grow underwater, plants that float on the water's surface and emergent plants, which make up the majority of wetland plants. Plants such as evergreen trees and shrubs can be found in bogs and fens, along with thick mats of sphagnum moss and species of carnivorous plants. Cyprus and mangrove trees live in freshwater and saltwater swamps. Freshwater marshes contain grasses, wildflowers and shrubs, while saltwater marshes contain rushes, reeds, sedges and saltbush. Wetland plants help the habitat to hold on to water, which keeps local rivers and streams from flooding, and help prevent water erosion. fal00111 https://padlet.com/vogj/biomesresearch/wish/440724543 2020-02-05 03:32:11 UTC https://padlet.com/vogj/biomesresearch/wish/440724543 shu0009 https://padlet.com/vogj/biomesresearch/wish/440725290  beautiful people x

]]> 2020-02-05 03:35:15 UTC https://padlet.com/vogj/biomesresearch/wish/440725290 https://padlet.com/vogj/biomesresearch/wish/440725487 2020-02-05 03:36:00 UTC https://padlet.com/vogj/biomesresearch/wish/440725487 shu0009 https://padlet.com/vogj/biomesresearch/wish/440725698 2020-02-05 03:36:48 UTC https://padlet.com/vogj/biomesresearch/wish/440725698 ThreatsThe creation of the dams and water-diversion systems blocks migration routes for fish and disrupts habitats.Water withdrawal for human use shrinks and degrades habitats.Runoff from agricultural and urban areas hurts water quality.Draining of wetlands for development depletes habitats.Overexploitation and pollution threaten groundwater supplies.Invasion of exotic species can harm native animals and plants.Global warming may lead to devastating floods and droughts. https://padlet.com/vogj/biomesresearch/wish/440725801 2020-02-05 03:37:11 UTC https://padlet.com/vogj/biomesresearch/wish/440725801 https://padlet.com/vogj/biomesresearch/wish/440725818 2020-02-05 03:37:17 UTC https://padlet.com/vogj/biomesresearch/wish/440725818 https://padlet.com/vogj/biomesresearch/wish/440726159 2020-02-05 03:38:35 UTC https://padlet.com/vogj/biomesresearch/wish/440726159 https://padlet.com/vogj/biomesresearch/wish/440726252 2020-02-05 03:38:55 UTC https://padlet.com/vogj/biomesresearch/wish/440726252 Climate https://padlet.com/vogj/biomesresearch/wish/440726576 Generally in the Taiga biome the climate is usually cold, snowy and rainy, winters can last up to 6 months. However they do have warm summers. The summers are only 50-100 days long. ]]> 2020-02-05 03:39:53 UTC https://padlet.com/vogj/biomesresearch/wish/440726576 https://padlet.com/vogj/biomesresearch/wish/440726645 2020-02-05 03:40:09 UTC https://padlet.com/vogj/biomesresearch/wish/440726645 Marine (Frida and Amelia) https://padlet.com/vogj/biomesresearch/wish/440726773 The marine biome is the largest biome on earth as it takes up 71% of the earth. This biome owns multiple ecosystems where different species of organisms feed off each other to survive. This biome is unique as it is the only biome that provides water as our oxygen for the marine life, such as, fish, sharks, seaweed etc. The climate in the marine varies in different ecosystems, because it depends on where it is located on the map. The average temperature is 39 fahrenheit (3 degrees celsius). It can change between -40 fahrenheit and tom over 100 degrees. It gradually becomes warmer as it comes closer to the equator. It is colder further away from the equator where the north and south pole sit.

Some examples of these organisms that live in the marine are whales, sea otters, fish, mollusks, crustaceans, algae, sea grasses, phytoplankton, coral reefs, seaweed, marsh grasses, sea anemones, sea cabbage and many more. All these organisms have learnt to adapt to their environment and to rely on each other. The plants in these ecosystems are the producers for each sea animal in their biome. Living without the plants gives no food for the fish such as, parrot fish, damselfish and blue tang fish. These fish are a prey to other fish e.g. moray eel and the reef shark. This is a cycle between different species.

We as humans utilise these fish to have a healthy diet. However, as humans we are also polluting the ocean, therefore it is killing the marine life. 
]]> 2020-02-05 03:40:36 UTC https://padlet.com/vogj/biomesresearch/wish/440726773 https://padlet.com/vogj/biomesresearch/wish/440726928 2020-02-05 03:41:11 UTC https://padlet.com/vogj/biomesresearch/wish/440726928 Chaparral cle00081 https://padlet.com/vogj/biomesresearch/wish/440727129 Climate: The climate of a chaparral biome mostly consists of mild, wet winters and hot, dry summers. It is primarily situated in the US state of California.
Plants: Chaparral biomes contain summer-drought-tolerant plants with hard evergreen leaves to (yeah, nah bro, I don’t know what to put here)
Animals: Chaparral biomes contain animals that are present to a desert or pinyon (tree that grows nuts) like coyotes, mules and bobcats.
Threats: This biome is rare to copping the effect of a wildfire and it only occurs in that biome every 30-50 years.

]]> 2020-02-05 03:41:52 UTC https://padlet.com/vogj/biomesresearch/wish/440727129 Humans impact https://padlet.com/vogj/biomesresearch/wish/440727391 Humans are having a negative impact on the tigers because of deforestation.]]> 2020-02-05 03:42:53 UTC https://padlet.com/vogj/biomesresearch/wish/440727391