https://padlet.com/sndemar1/mfgs2m162ayv By Sydney DeMar and Christy Dao en-us 2016-10-06 18:30:18 UTC 2023-02-20 23:54:37 UTC hello@padlet.com sndemar1 https://padlet.com/sndemar1/mfgs2m162ayv/wish/128941570 S7L4.e Describe the characteristics of Earth's terrestrial biomes.
The biomes that we were assigned were the desert, savannah, and the temperate grassland.
By Sydney DeMar and Christy Dao ]]> 2016-10-06 18:34:06 UTC https://padlet.com/sndemar1/mfgs2m162ayv/wish/128941570 sndemar1 https://padlet.com/sndemar1/mfgs2m162ayv/wish/128942786 Temperature
The average high is 38 degrees Celsius. The average low is -3.9 degrees Celsius.
Precipitation
The average amount of precipitation is less than 50 cm per year. ]]> 2016-10-06 18:37:27 UTC https://padlet.com/sndemar1/mfgs2m162ayv/wish/128942786 sndemar1 https://padlet.com/sndemar1/mfgs2m162ayv/wish/128942993 Temperature
The average high is 30 degrees Celsius. The average low is -20 degrees Celsius. 
Precipitation
The average amount of precipitation is 50 cm to 90 cm per year]]> 2016-10-06 18:37:59 UTC https://padlet.com/sndemar1/mfgs2m162ayv/wish/128942993 sndemar1 https://padlet.com/sndemar1/mfgs2m162ayv/wish/128945804 Plants 
The plants that grow in a desert are cacti, sotol, and yuccas.
Animals
Animals that have adapted to living in the desert are snakes, lizards, and insects. 

]]> 2016-10-06 18:45:32 UTC https://padlet.com/sndemar1/mfgs2m162ayv/wish/128945804 sndemar1 https://padlet.com/sndemar1/mfgs2m162ayv/wish/128946150 Plants
The plants in the temperate grassland are buffalo grass, prairie clover, milkweed, purple needlegrass.
Animals
The animals that live in the grassland are the swift fox, prairie dog, quails, meadow lark, and gazelles.]]> 2016-10-06 18:46:34 UTC https://padlet.com/sndemar1/mfgs2m162ayv/wish/128946150 sndemar1 https://padlet.com/sndemar1/mfgs2m162ayv/wish/128948469 There are 4 different types of deserts. Deserts cover 20% of total land on Earth. The desert only gets 10% of the rain a rain forest would get.]]> 2016-10-06 18:53:02 UTC https://padlet.com/sndemar1/mfgs2m162ayv/wish/128948469 sndemar1 https://padlet.com/sndemar1/mfgs2m162ayv/wish/129212938 Grass is the dominant vegetation. There is a grassland that stretches from Ukraine to Siberia. If the region is wet, taller grass will grow.]]> 2016-10-07 18:05:48 UTC https://padlet.com/sndemar1/mfgs2m162ayv/wish/129212938 sndemar1 https://padlet.com/sndemar1/mfgs2m162ayv/wish/129213310 Temperature
The average high is 30 degrees Celsius. The average low is 20 degrees Celsius.
Precipitation
The average amount of precipitation is 50.8 to 127 cm per year. ]]> 2016-10-07 18:06:54 UTC https://padlet.com/sndemar1/mfgs2m162ayv/wish/129213310 sndemar1 https://padlet.com/sndemar1/mfgs2m162ayv/wish/129216977 Plants
Plants that would grow in the savanna are oat grass, whistling thorns, and elephant trees. 
Animals 
Animals that you could find in a savanna are emus, koala bears, ground squirrels, and giraffes.]]> 2016-10-07 18:18:34 UTC https://padlet.com/sndemar1/mfgs2m162ayv/wish/129216977 sndemar1 https://padlet.com/sndemar1/mfgs2m162ayv/wish/129219786 Savannas are just grasslands scattered with a few trees.Savannas get all their rain in the summer months. During the dry season, it is cooler in the savanna. ]]> 2016-10-07 18:27:07 UTC https://padlet.com/sndemar1/mfgs2m162ayv/wish/129219786 sndemar1 https://padlet.com/sndemar1/mfgs2m162ayv/wish/129223256 Deserts can be found in Colorado, Utah, Nevada, Arizona, Northern Africa, Western Asia, Southern California, Mexico, Australia, and Chile.]]> 2016-10-07 18:37:48 UTC https://padlet.com/sndemar1/mfgs2m162ayv/wish/129223256 sndemar1 https://padlet.com/sndemar1/mfgs2m162ayv/wish/129223810 You would see temperate grasslands in Washington, Canada, Ukraine, Russia, Argentina, and Uruguay. ]]> 2016-10-07 18:39:38 UTC https://padlet.com/sndemar1/mfgs2m162ayv/wish/129223810 sndemar1 https://padlet.com/sndemar1/mfgs2m162ayv/wish/129225617 Some savannas are located in Africa, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Australia, South America, and India.]]> 2016-10-07 18:46:57 UTC https://padlet.com/sndemar1/mfgs2m162ayv/wish/129225617 sndemar1 https://padlet.com/sndemar1/mfgs2m162ayv/wish/129226822

]]> 2016-10-07 18:51:57 UTC https://padlet.com/sndemar1/mfgs2m162ayv/wish/129226822 sndemar1 https://padlet.com/sndemar1/mfgs2m162ayv/wish/129340715 Desert. Photograph. Britannica ImageQuest. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 25 May 2016.
http://quest.eb.com/search/149_2030023/1/149_2030023/cite. Accessed 9 Oct 2016.]]> 2016-10-09 16:05:13 UTC https://padlet.com/sndemar1/mfgs2m162ayv/wish/129340715 sndemar1 https://padlet.com/sndemar1/mfgs2m162ayv/wish/129343223 2016-10-09 16:40:15 UTC https://padlet.com/sndemar1/mfgs2m162ayv/wish/129343223 sndemar1 https://padlet.com/sndemar1/mfgs2m162ayv/wish/129344527 Swift fox pups at their den near Grasslands National Park. Photo. Britannica ImageQuest. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 25 May 2016.
http://quest.eb.com/search/167_3987654/1/167_3987654/cite. Accessed 9 Oct 2016.]]> 2016-10-09 16:59:34 UTC https://padlet.com/sndemar1/mfgs2m162ayv/wish/129344527 sndemar1 https://padlet.com/sndemar1/mfgs2m162ayv/wish/129344675 2016-10-09 17:01:46 UTC https://padlet.com/sndemar1/mfgs2m162ayv/wish/129344675 sndemar1 https://padlet.com/sndemar1/mfgs2m162ayv/wish/129345213 Gerenuk or Giraffe gazelle (Litocranius walleri) on savanna. Photograph. Britannica ImageQuest. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 25 May 2016.
http://quest.eb.com/search/126_494215/1/126_494215/cite. Accessed 9 Oct 2016.]]> 2016-10-09 17:10:44 UTC https://padlet.com/sndemar1/mfgs2m162ayv/wish/129345213 sndemar1 https://padlet.com/sndemar1/mfgs2m162ayv/wish/129345595 "What Is the Desert Biome." What Is the Desert Biome. ESchooltoday in Association with BusinessGhana.com., n.d. Web. 04 Oct. 2016.]]> 2016-10-09 17:17:32 UTC https://padlet.com/sndemar1/mfgs2m162ayv/wish/129345595 sndemar1 https://padlet.com/sndemar1/mfgs2m162ayv/wish/129345624 "The Grassland Biome." The Grassland Biome. California Academy of Sciences, n.d. Web. 05 Oct. 2016.]]> 2016-10-09 17:18:04 UTC https://padlet.com/sndemar1/mfgs2m162ayv/wish/129345624 sndemar1 https://padlet.com/sndemar1/mfgs2m162ayv/wish/129345655 The Earth Observatory. "Desert." NASA. NASA, n.d. Web. 04 Oct. 2016.]]> 2016-10-09 17:18:32 UTC https://padlet.com/sndemar1/mfgs2m162ayv/wish/129345655 sndemar1 https://padlet.com/sndemar1/mfgs2m162ayv/wish/129346099 "The Savanna/grassland Biome." The Grassland Biome. California Academy of Sciences, n.d. Web. 09 Oct. 2016.]]> 2016-10-09 17:23:55 UTC https://padlet.com/sndemar1/mfgs2m162ayv/wish/129346099 sndemar1 https://padlet.com/sndemar1/mfgs2m162ayv/wish/129346113 "The Savanna/grassland Biome." The Grassland Biome. California Academy of Sciences, n.d. Web. 09 Oct. 2016.]]> 2016-10-09 17:24:07 UTC https://padlet.com/sndemar1/mfgs2m162ayv/wish/129346113 sndemar1 https://padlet.com/sndemar1/mfgs2m162ayv/wish/129346364 "Savanna." KDE Santa Barbara. Kids Do Ecology, n.d. Web. 05 Oct. 2016.]]> 2016-10-09 17:27:16 UTC https://padlet.com/sndemar1/mfgs2m162ayv/wish/129346364 sndemar1 https://padlet.com/sndemar1/mfgs2m162ayv/wish/129923865 In conclusion, these biomes differ by the average precipitation, average climate, and the organiams.]]> 2016-10-11 18:05:53 UTC https://padlet.com/sndemar1/mfgs2m162ayv/wish/129923865