Chaparral by 2025_Brayden Lowry

Precipitation

mcnameejm — 2025-01-27 20:02:55 UTC

It is a dryer area with an average precipitation in this biome being about 26 inches per year

Temperature

lowrybl — 2025-01-27 20:09:29 UTC

The temperature is pretty mild, ranging from about 50 degrees Fahrenheit to about 80 degrees Fahrenheit

Soil

mcnameejm — 2025-01-27 20:13:22 UTC

The soil in this biome is nutrient poor, with elements like magnesium and nickel which are harmful to most grassland plant life. The soil is dry, well drained, and mostly comprised of sand and decomposed granite

Geographics

lowrybl — 2025-01-27 20:16:24 UTC

This biome has hot, dry summers, and mild, wet winters. The elevation is 3,000-7,000 feet with oftenly mild winds.

Geographical Location

lowrybl — 2025-01-27 20:21:36 UTC

This biome is found mainly on the west coast of both North and South America, and the coastal areas of the Mediterranean.

Toyon Plant

mcnameejm — 2025-01-27 20:22:44 UTC

As the sole species in the genus Heteromeles, this plant's adaptation to the biotic life around it is their containment of cyanide, which is toxic to humans but not to most animals

Sugar Bush/ Sugar Sumac

mcnameejm — 2025-01-27 20:25:39 UTC

While some varieties are edible and quite sweet, several others have adapted to deter possible consumers (biotic factors) by developing toxins that can cause rashes upon touching skin

Cougar

lowrybl — 2025-01-27 20:26:39 UTC

The cougar has an adaptation to eat only once or twice a week due to the rare chances of finding prey. (Biotic)

Black Chinned Hummingbird

lowrybl — 2025-01-28 20:04:52 UTC

The hummingbird has adapted their beaks to be long and thin in order to reach the nectar inside flowers and tiny insects (Abiotic)

Erect-Crested Penguin

lowrybl — 2025-01-28 20:07:12 UTC

Penguins have adapted to the vast ocean with their hollow bones that make them lighter and more bouyant (Abiotic)

Erect-Crested Penguin

lowrybl — 2025-01-28 20:09:33 UTC

They have developed an adaptation, the spikes in their mouth, to help catch prey and keep it in their mouth while swimming (Biotic)

Great Horned Owl

lowrybl — 2025-01-28 20:12:53 UTC

Unlike many animals, they have binocular vision (two forward-facing eyes) that help with depth perception and pin-pointing food (Biotic)

Red Fox

lowrybl — 2025-01-28 20:20:09 UTC

Red Foxes have incredible hearing and smell that helps them hunt mice and other prey (Biotic)

Red Fox

lowrybl — 2025-01-28 20:21:24 UTC

A red fox's large fluffy tail serves as a warm cover when it gets colder. (Abiotic)

Bobcat

lowrybl — 2025-01-28 20:25:10 UTC

Bobcats have a coat that will change slightly with the season in order to better camouflage (Abiotic)

Coffee Berry

mcnameejm — 2025-01-29 18:58:52 UTC

Also known as a coffee cherry, this plant is fairly difficult to pick, an adaptation developed to protect itself from consumers (biotic factor)

Ceanothus Crassifolius

mcnameejm — 2025-01-29 19:00:48 UTC

These bright flowers are one of the most common pollinators of the chaparral biome and has extremely strong roots to survive the frequent winds (abiotic factor)

Big Sagebrush

mcnameejm — 2025-01-29 19:02:11 UTC

This brush is one of the few plants found in the dryer areas of the chaparral biome and is well adapted to handle less rain than most plants (abiotic factor)

California Buckwheat

mcnameejm — 2025-01-29 19:03:35 UTC

This flower has developed disgusting tasting heads to discourage grazing animals from consuming it (biotic factor)

Coyote Bush

mcnameejm — 2025-01-29 19:06:57 UTC

This shrub-like plant has a structure that is completely dependent on the environment around it, changing in order to adapt to elevation and precipitation (abiotic factor)

Common Sagebrush

mcnameejm — 2025-01-29 19:09:28 UTC

This kind of brush is very similar to the big sage brush except it has abnormally large and thick roots to drain as much water from the surrounding area as possible (abiotic factor)