Ecosystems by Lexie Bowden https://padlet.com/lexieb4/pfw2myvxx9d847am Add your resources for other to use and learn from. Ask questions you have on this platform as well. en-us 2024-10-14 04:54:17 UTC 2024-10-25 14:47:04 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/8.0/png/1f344.png Tropical Rainforest lexieb4 https://padlet.com/lexieb4/pfw2myvxx9d847am/wish/3171932753 Located around the equator, they make up one of the Earth's largest biomes


*biomes are major life zones


https://www.britannica.com/science/tropical-rainforest

]]> 2024-10-16 08:40:44 UTC https://padlet.com/lexieb4/pfw2myvxx9d847am/wish/3171932753 Desert lexieb4 https://padlet.com/lexieb4/pfw2myvxx9d847am/wish/3171939482 A very large, extremely dry area with sparse vegetation. They are one of Earth's major types of ecosystems, covering more than 1/5 of Earth's land mass.


https://www.britannica.com/science/desert

]]> 2024-10-16 08:45:07 UTC https://padlet.com/lexieb4/pfw2myvxx9d847am/wish/3171939482 Estuaries lexieb4 https://padlet.com/lexieb4/pfw2myvxx9d847am/wish/3171951451 Estuaries are bodies of water where the river meets the sea. The intermediate area results in a water type known as brackish water. Brackish water is a mix of fresh water from the land and seawater.


https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/estuary.html#:~:text=Estuaries%20and%20their%20surrounding%20wetlands,the%20land%20and%20salty%20seawater.

]]> 2024-10-16 08:53:55 UTC https://padlet.com/lexieb4/pfw2myvxx9d847am/wish/3171951451 Tundra lexieb4 https://padlet.com/lexieb4/pfw2myvxx9d847am/wish/3171957118 The tundra is one of the coldest and harshest biomes, they are covered with snow for a large portion of the year


https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/tundras-explained/

]]> 2024-10-16 08:58:02 UTC https://padlet.com/lexieb4/pfw2myvxx9d847am/wish/3171957118 Temperate forest lexieb4 https://padlet.com/lexieb4/pfw2myvxx9d847am/wish/3171961226 2024-10-16 09:01:11 UTC https://padlet.com/lexieb4/pfw2myvxx9d847am/wish/3171961226 Freshwater lexieb4 https://padlet.com/lexieb4/pfw2myvxx9d847am/wish/3171965936 A body of water with a salt concentration of less than 1% is considered freshwater. Fresh water regions include:

  • ponds and lakes

  • streams and rivers

  • wetlands

]]> 2024-10-16 09:04:46 UTC https://padlet.com/lexieb4/pfw2myvxx9d847am/wish/3171965936 Marine lexieb4 https://padlet.com/lexieb4/pfw2myvxx9d847am/wish/3171969011 Examples: oceans, coral reefs and estuaries


Higher salt concentration than freshwater

]]> 2024-10-16 09:07:04 UTC https://padlet.com/lexieb4/pfw2myvxx9d847am/wish/3171969011 Marine lexieb4 https://padlet.com/lexieb4/pfw2myvxx9d847am/wish/3171971146 Marine waters cover 2/3 (70%) of the surface of the Earth, it is the largest of Earth's aquatic ecosystems


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marine_ecosystem

]]> 2024-10-16 09:08:34 UTC https://padlet.com/lexieb4/pfw2myvxx9d847am/wish/3171971146 Grasslands lexieb4 https://padlet.com/lexieb4/pfw2myvxx9d847am/wish/3171976697 Grasslands are usually continuous mostly flat areas, they are located between temperate forest and deserts. They predominant flora in grasslands is grass


https://www.fog.org.au/grasslands.htm

]]> 2024-10-16 09:10:53 UTC https://padlet.com/lexieb4/pfw2myvxx9d847am/wish/3171976697 Tropical rainforest lexieb4 https://padlet.com/lexieb4/pfw2myvxx9d847am/wish/3171978669 The amazon is the world's largest tropical rainforest, and the most biologically diverse ecosystem


https://www.worldwildlife.org/stories/what-animals-live-in-the-amazon-and-8-other-amazon-facts#:~:text=The%20Amazon%20is%20an%20incredibly,freshwater%20systems%20are%20at%20risk.

]]> 2024-10-16 09:12:21 UTC https://padlet.com/lexieb4/pfw2myvxx9d847am/wish/3171978669 Tundra lexieb4 https://padlet.com/lexieb4/pfw2myvxx9d847am/wish/3171980270 2024-10-16 09:13:27 UTC https://padlet.com/lexieb4/pfw2myvxx9d847am/wish/3171980270 Desert lexieb4 https://padlet.com/lexieb4/pfw2myvxx9d847am/wish/3171981375 2024-10-16 09:14:13 UTC https://padlet.com/lexieb4/pfw2myvxx9d847am/wish/3171981375 Desert lexieb4 https://padlet.com/lexieb4/pfw2myvxx9d847am/wish/3171985066 The most famous desert is The Sahara


https://www.memphistours.com/blog/famous-deserts-of-the-world

]]> 2024-10-16 09:16:24 UTC https://padlet.com/lexieb4/pfw2myvxx9d847am/wish/3171985066 Marine lexieb4 https://padlet.com/lexieb4/pfw2myvxx9d847am/wish/3171991246 Coral reefs house more than 25% of all marine life, making them one of the most diverse ecosystems


https://coral.org/en/coral-reefs-101/why-care-about-reefs/biodiversity/

]]> 2024-10-16 09:20:45 UTC https://padlet.com/lexieb4/pfw2myvxx9d847am/wish/3171991246 Estuaries lexieb4 https://padlet.com/lexieb4/pfw2myvxx9d847am/wish/3171992271 2024-10-16 09:21:36 UTC https://padlet.com/lexieb4/pfw2myvxx9d847am/wish/3171992271 Grasslands lexieb4 https://padlet.com/lexieb4/pfw2myvxx9d847am/wish/3171993483 2024-10-16 09:22:33 UTC https://padlet.com/lexieb4/pfw2myvxx9d847am/wish/3171993483 Desert lexieb4 https://padlet.com/lexieb4/pfw2myvxx9d847am/wish/3171996936 Deserts do not have to have a hot climate to be considered a deserts, in fact the Antarctic desert is the largest desert in the world. The Sahara desert comes in third for total size trailing two cold climate deserts.

]]> 2024-10-16 09:25:16 UTC https://padlet.com/lexieb4/pfw2myvxx9d847am/wish/3171996936 Tundra lexieb4 https://padlet.com/lexieb4/pfw2myvxx9d847am/wish/3172001586 2024-10-16 09:28:36 UTC https://padlet.com/lexieb4/pfw2myvxx9d847am/wish/3172001586 Temperate forest lexieb4 https://padlet.com/lexieb4/pfw2myvxx9d847am/wish/3172002143 2024-10-16 09:29:07 UTC https://padlet.com/lexieb4/pfw2myvxx9d847am/wish/3172002143 Estuaries lexieb4 https://padlet.com/lexieb4/pfw2myvxx9d847am/wish/3172002907 2024-10-16 09:29:45 UTC https://padlet.com/lexieb4/pfw2myvxx9d847am/wish/3172002907 Freshwater lexieb4 https://padlet.com/lexieb4/pfw2myvxx9d847am/wish/3172003456 2024-10-16 09:30:11 UTC https://padlet.com/lexieb4/pfw2myvxx9d847am/wish/3172003456 Desert lexieb4 https://padlet.com/lexieb4/pfw2myvxx9d847am/wish/3172004127 2024-10-16 09:30:29 UTC https://padlet.com/lexieb4/pfw2myvxx9d847am/wish/3172004127 Marine lexieb4 https://padlet.com/lexieb4/pfw2myvxx9d847am/wish/3172005433 2024-10-16 09:31:29 UTC https://padlet.com/lexieb4/pfw2myvxx9d847am/wish/3172005433 Grasslands lexieb4 https://padlet.com/lexieb4/pfw2myvxx9d847am/wish/3172006598 2024-10-16 09:32:19 UTC https://padlet.com/lexieb4/pfw2myvxx9d847am/wish/3172006598 Marine lexieb4 https://padlet.com/lexieb4/pfw2myvxx9d847am/wish/3172007796 2024-10-16 09:33:09 UTC https://padlet.com/lexieb4/pfw2myvxx9d847am/wish/3172007796 Tropical rainforest lexieb4 https://padlet.com/lexieb4/pfw2myvxx9d847am/wish/3172009099 2024-10-16 09:34:11 UTC https://padlet.com/lexieb4/pfw2myvxx9d847am/wish/3172009099 Grasslands lexieb4 https://padlet.com/lexieb4/pfw2myvxx9d847am/wish/3172010069 2024-10-16 09:34:58 UTC https://padlet.com/lexieb4/pfw2myvxx9d847am/wish/3172010069 Tundra lexieb4 https://padlet.com/lexieb4/pfw2myvxx9d847am/wish/3172010656 2024-10-16 09:35:25 UTC https://padlet.com/lexieb4/pfw2myvxx9d847am/wish/3172010656 Desert lexieb4 https://padlet.com/lexieb4/pfw2myvxx9d847am/wish/3172012711 2024-10-16 09:36:53 UTC https://padlet.com/lexieb4/pfw2myvxx9d847am/wish/3172012711