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Chapter 21. Ecosystems. Table of Contents. Section 1 Terrestrial Biomes Section 2 Aquatic Ecosystems. Section 1 Terrestrial Biomes. Chapter 21. Objectives. Identify the eight major biomes. Compare tundra with taiga. Compare the different kinds of forests. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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EcosystemsChapter 21
Section 1 Terrestrial Biomes
Section 2 Aquatic Ecosystems
Section 1 Terrestrial BiomesChapter 21
Identify the eight major biomes.
Compare tundra with taiga.
Compare the different kinds of forests.
Compare the different kinds of grasslands.
Describe the adaptations of desert organisms.
Section 1 Terrestrial BiomesChapter 21
The major types of terrestrial ecosystems, known as biomes, are tundra, tropical forest, temperate forest, taiga, temperate grassland, savanna, chaparral, and desert.
Chapter 21 Section 1 Terrestrial Biomes
Section 1 Terrestrial BiomesChapter 21
Tundra is a cold biome characterized by permafrost under the surface of the ground.
Chapter 21 Section 1 Terrestrial Biomes
Section 1 Terrestrial BiomesChapter 21
Tropical Forests Tropical forests receive abundant rainfall
and have stable temperatures. They have a greater species richness than any
other biome.
Chapter 21 Section 1 Terrestrial Biomes
Section 1 Terrestrial BiomesChapter 21
Temperate Forests Temperate forests have coniferous trees,
which bear seeds in cones, or deciduous trees, which shed their leaves each year.
Section 1 Terrestrial BiomesChapter 21
Temperate Deciduous Forests The trees in temperate deciduous forests
shed all of their leaves in the fall.