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88.88.
By Clay Rathman, Jordan Wakefield, Esme Opp, and Sydnie
Stilley
By Clay Rathman, Jordan Wakefield, Esme Opp, and Sydnie
Stilley
•Most animals hide in places out site
•Few animals are very fast•Some animals are muscular
and powerful•Some snakes are very
poisonous•Some birds are well covered
in black feathers•Some animals have salt
glands or sweat glands
•Most animals hide in places out site
•Few animals are very fast•Some animals are muscular
and powerful•Some snakes are very
poisonous•Some birds are well covered
in black feathers•Some animals have salt
glands or sweat glands
•Animals store water in flesh
•Few plants have over 1400 of their species
•Some plants have developed taproots
•Plants must grow flowers and seed before harsh conditions
•Deserts have a short life cycle of plants
•Some plants are able to escape a drought
•Animals store water in flesh
•Few plants have over 1400 of their species
•Some plants have developed taproots
•Plants must grow flowers and seed before harsh conditions
•Deserts have a short life cycle of plants
•Some plants are able to escape a drought
•Gets less than 10 inches a year
•Only some of the Deserts are dry
•In summer it gets up to 85-100 Fahrenheit and 29-39 Celsius
•It gets cold in the winter
•It doesn’t rain often
•Gets very dry
•Gets less than 10 inches a year
•Only some of the Deserts are dry
•In summer it gets up to 85-100 Fahrenheit and 29-39 Celsius
•It gets cold in the winter
•It doesn’t rain often
•Gets very dry
•Most Continents have Deserts
•Most of the deserts are in Africa
•Few deserts are in North America
•Deserts cover most of Australia
•Desert in the eastern part of the Earth
•Most Continents have Deserts
•Most of the deserts are in Africa
•Few deserts are in North America
•Deserts cover most of Australia
•Desert in the eastern part of the Earth
•Duck, Sidewinder, and the Gila Monster are Threatened
•Scorpion, Camel, Cheetah, Cobra, Arabian Oryx are endangered
•Desert mouse is extinct
•Duck, Sidewinder, and the Gila Monster are Threatened
•Scorpion, Camel, Cheetah, Cobra, Arabian Oryx are endangered
•Desert mouse is extinct
•Most animal stay in the shade
•Some burrow in the ground
•Few animals hunt at night
•Some store fat in humps or tails
•Most get water from insects, bulbs, and seeds
•Some remain inactive during the day
•Some animals develop salt glands
•Most animal stay in the shade
•Some burrow in the ground
•Few animals hunt at night
•Some store fat in humps or tails
•Most get water from insects, bulbs, and seeds
•Some remain inactive during the day
•Some animals develop salt glands
Next on our stop, is the major biome of grasslands!
Next on our stop, is the major biome of grasslands!
Most animals eat grass in the grasslands
Most animals stay year-round Most animals are grazers Invertebrates to large mammals Some animals are browsers
Some animals migrate Most animals have adaptations
Most animals eat grass in the grasslands
Most animals stay year-round Most animals are grazers Invertebrates to large mammals Some animals are browsers
Some animals migrate Most animals have adaptations
Grass is common Few trees except along streams Tall and short grasslands There are thousands of grasses Many wildflowers Many grasses will not die if
stepped on Wide range of plant life
Grass is common Few trees except along streams Tall and short grasslands There are thousands of grasses Many wildflowers Many grasses will not die if
stepped on Wide range of plant life
•10 -30 inches of rain
•Some snow
•There are droughts
•In savanna mostly hot all day
•Very windy
•partly-dry biome
• few Tornadoes
•10 -30 inches of rain
•Some snow
•There are droughts
•In savanna mostly hot all day
•Very windy
•partly-dry biome
• few Tornadoes
All around the world Often found between deserts &
rainforests north and south American
grasslands 1-5th of the earths surface is
grasslands About 800 million people in
grasslands Everywhere except Antarctica
All around the world Often found between deserts &
rainforests north and south American
grasslands 1-5th of the earths surface is
grasslands About 800 million people in
grasslands Everywhere except Antarctica
Most animals are endangered Few animals are extinct Few animals are threatened Here are some threatened animals
mountain lions, McCowns,Longspur Here are some endangered animals
bison, cheetahs,sand hill crane,red wolf, lion,zebras,elephants
Here some extinct animals auruba sheep, great plains wolf
Most animals are endangered Few animals are extinct Few animals are threatened Here are some threatened animals
mountain lions, McCowns,Longspur Here are some endangered animals
bison, cheetahs,sand hill crane,red wolf, lion,zebras,elephants
Here some extinct animals auruba sheep, great plains wolf
Near Earths Equator Biggest is in Brazil In South America South East Asia West Africa Southern Mexico Australia Caribbean South Pacific Islands
Near Earths Equator Biggest is in Brazil In South America South East Asia West Africa Southern Mexico Australia Caribbean South Pacific Islands
Very humid Very hot 12 hours of sunlight Receives from 60-160
inches of rain each year
Very humid Very hot 12 hours of sunlight Receives from 60-160
inches of rain each year
1. Treess Brazil Nut Treeo Kapok Tree Fig Tree Cecropia Tree Trees may grow as high as
200 feet2.s Overlapping leaves keep the
forest floor from getting hots Ferns s Vines s Bushes
1. Treess Brazil Nut Treeo Kapok Tree Fig Tree Cecropia Tree Trees may grow as high as
200 feet2.s Overlapping leaves keep the
forest floor from getting hots Ferns s Vines s Bushes
Most animals hunt for their food A lot of animals eat fruits Most mammals hunt at night Many different kinds of birds Some monkeys are primates
Most animals hunt for their food A lot of animals eat fruits Most mammals hunt at night Many different kinds of birds Some monkeys are primates
Threatened Bearded pig Red crowned parrot Proboscis monkey Endangered Gibbon Aye-Aye Mantled howler monkey Hoolock gibbon Red necked parrot There many plants becoming
close to being extinct
Threatened Bearded pig Red crowned parrot Proboscis monkey Endangered Gibbon Aye-Aye Mantled howler monkey Hoolock gibbon Red necked parrot There many plants becoming
close to being extinct
Bali tiger
Passenger pigeon
Iguanodon
Giant moa
Aurochs
Some plants are extinct
Bali tiger
Passenger pigeon
Iguanodon
Giant moa
Aurochs
Some plants are extinct
This biome is important because it has very many
animals and plants that are regional to this world.
This biome is important because it has very many
animals and plants that are regional to this world.
Calen Middendorf Sydney Mickells Dylan Baker Tyson
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Calen Middendorf Sydney Mickells Dylan Baker Tyson
Lam
•Few animals live in the Taiga because of climate
•Some birds live in Taiga
•Most mammals live in the Taiga
•Some of the animals
migrate to warm places•Most animals have fur to
blend in with surroundings
•Many swans, otters, and weasels live in the taiga
•Cold winters,cool summers
•Moisture moderate varies throughout year
•Very coldClimate in winters •Gets 13 inches of rain In a year•Cold climate
•Winters long and cold•Summers short and
cool
Not much plant life Common plant is
conifer tree Rarely found club
moss Some trees don’t
drop there leaves Ground freezes so
plants are unable to get water
Trees grow close together
Trees in the Taiga need to adapt to the climate
•The wooly mammoths are extinct
•Some animals in the Taiga are poached and killed
•Anancus is a extinct dinosaur
•The brown bear is threatened by being poached
•Stellers sea lion is threatened because of fisher men
•Corythosaurs is extinct
Found in the northern hemisphere near polar region
In Russia,North America,Europe,and Asia
Mostly found in Canada
Most of the taiga grows in the Artic circle
Taiga is far up north Taiga is mostly
unpopulated
• Break ice to drink• Don’t live year round• Eat anything found•They have thick coats• Food is stored under
skin as fat • Most animals migrate
or hibernate• Some animals lay eggs
in other animals
•Treeless•Shallow roots•About 1,700 kinds
of plants•Seeds carried by
wind•Grow low and
close together• Grow up to about
4 feet• Grow quickly
• Snows until June• Cold climate• In Winter
temperature drops to -70ºF
• Very Dry and icy• Winter is
dark/Summer is light
• Ground is soggy