World Climate

Zones
 Biomes are large distinct
complex of biodiversities that
are determined by the type of
climate and geography of the
region. The survival and health
of a biome and its inhabitants
depend on the ecological
relationships throughout the
world.
 There are two fundamental
classifications of biome:
terrestrial and aquatic biomes.
 Terrestrial Biome

 Terrestrial biome are

distinguished primarily according
 Presented to the next slides are
to the characteristics of the
the different terrestrial biomes
dominant vegetation, plant
and their distinguished
form, vegetation height, layers of
characteristics.
leafy vegetation, and continuity
of the canopy.
 General Abiotic components Biotic components
Climate Zones
Feature Temp. Water Soil Flora Faunta
Sparse-insects,
Hot and cold
⅕ of Earth’s Almost arachnids,
Dessert seasonal poor Cactus
surface none reptiles, and
temperature birds
Dry
Shrub, Drought and
Smallest Hot summer, summer,
Chapparal poor wood- fire-adapted
Biome Cold winter rainy
land animals
winter
Perma- Lichen
Coldest Migrating
Tundra Cold Dry nent and
Biome animals
frost mosses
World’s Many
Taiga Poor
largest Cool year- Conife mammals,
Coniferous Adequate rocky,
Forest terrestial round rs birds, insects,
soil
biome arachnid, etc.
 Consist of Many
Temperate Fertile Desid-
trees that Cool and Adequate mammals,
Deciduous soil uous birds, insects,
anually lose warm season
Forest trees
leaves arachnid, etc.
Poor,
Tropical Reside near All months Many Many
Very wet thin
Rainforest Equator exceeds 18°C plants animals
soil
Transition Many
Warm to hot,
biome from Wet and Fertile mammals,
Grassland often with a Grass
desert to dry season soil birds, insects,
cold season
forest arachnid, etc.
Wetlands Nutrie
Swamp Many Many
with some Warm Very wet nt-rich
Bald plants animals
flooding soil
Natural Almost
Cave/ Cool Variable Rocks
underground no Few animals
Cavern
space plants
 Aquatic Biome

 The aquatic biome can be

broken down into two basic
regions: Freshwater and Marine.
 Freshwater is described as
having a low-salt concentration-
usually less than 1%.
 Marine regions are usually very
salty.
 There is about one cup of salt
per gallon of water in the ocean.
 Type of Biome General Features

F Pond
- Body of water shallow enough to support
rooted plants.
r
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B - Bigger than a pond, and is too deep to
s Lakes
i support rooted plants except near the shore.
h
o
w
m Rivers and - Bodies of flowing water moving in one
a Stream direction.
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t
e - Are marshley areas where there is much
Wetland moisture in the soil.
r
 - Bodies of saline water that compose a large
part of a planet’s hydrosphere.
- Contain the richest diversity of species.
Oceans (fewer species than in land).
- 4 regions: intertidal, pelagic, abyssal, and
M benthic.
B - Warm, clear, shallow ocean habitats that are
a
i rich in life.
r *fringing reefs – form coastlines.
o Reef **Barrier “ “ – parallel to shorelines.
i ***Coral atolls – ring of corals that grow on
m
n top of old, sunken volcanoes in the ocean.
e - Coastal area were freshwater from rivers and
e
stream mixes with saltwater in the ocean.
- Full of decaying plants and animals that
Estuaries makes the soil rich in nutrients, which makes
lot of plants grow and attracts more animals
also.