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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

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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.

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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.

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Chapter 21 Section 1 Terrestrial Biomes

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Section 1 Terrestrial BiomesChapter 21

Tundra is a cold biome characterized by permafrost under the surface of the ground.

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Chapter 21 Section 1 Terrestrial Biomes

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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.

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Chapter 21 Section 1 Terrestrial Biomes

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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.

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Section 1 Terrestrial BiomesChapter 21

Temperate Deciduous Forests The trees in temperate deciduous forests

shed all of their leaves in the fall.