Chap. 9, Lesson 1 Worksheet
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Biomes and Ecosystems How do Earth’s biomes and ecosystems differ? Before You Read Before you read the chapter, think about what you know about biomes and ecosystems. Record your thoughts in the first column. Pair with a partner, and discuss his or her ideas. Write those ideas in the second column. Then record what you both would like to share with the class in the third column.
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Chapter Vocabulary Lesson 1
Lesson 2
Lesson 3
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biome desert grassland temperate taiga tundra
salinity wetland estuary intertidal zone coral reef
ecological succession climax community pioneer species eutrophication
REVIEW community
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Lesson 1
Land Biomes
Scan Lesson 1. Read the headings and bold words. Look at the pictures. Identify three facts that you discovered about land biomes. Record your facts in your Science Journal.
Define biome.
Land Ecosystems and Biomes I found this on page
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I found this on page
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Biome:
Identify biotic and abiotic features. Circle biotic features in blue. Circle abiotic features in red.
I found this on page
.
air
birds
water
insects
sunlight
soil
mosses
trees
mammals
Identify Earth’s 7 major land biomes. 1. 2.
4. 5. 6. 7. I found this on page
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Define a desert. Desert:
I found this on page
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Identify factors that describe deserts. Circle the best choices. rainfall:
low / high
daytime temperatures:
hot / cold
nighttime temperatures:
hot / cold
soil
thin / thick
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Lesson 1 | Land Biomes (continued)
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Describe plant and animal adaptations to deserts. Plants:
Animals:
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I found this on page
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Identify one way that humans impact deserts.
Define grassland. Grassland:
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Organize information about grassland biomes.
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Grasslands Also called: 1.
Climate:
3 cereal crops grown here:
season alternates with
1.
2. 2. 3.
season 3.
I found this on page
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Identify animals common in grasslands. Circle any that you know are predators.
North American Grassland
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African Savanna
Australian Grassland
1.
1.
1.
2.
2.
2.
3.
3.
3.
Explain one way that humans impact grasslands.
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Lesson 1 | Land Biomes (continued)
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Summarize 4 features of tropical rain forests.
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1. Weather: 2. Soil: 3. Sunlight: 4. Biodiversity: I found this on page
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Identify living things in tropical rain forests. Plants:
Animals:
I found this on page
Evaluate human impact on tropical rain forests.
.
Harmful:
Beneficial:
.
Model the location of Earth’s regions. Locate the tropics, polar, and temperate regions.
equator I found this on page
pole
Point out the features of temperate rain forests.
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1. Winters: 2. Summers: 3. Soil: 4. Common plants:
I found this on page
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Record three examples of trees common to temperate rain forests. 1.
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2.
3.
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Lesson 1 | Land Biomes (continued)
I found this on page
Summarize the impact of logging on temperate rain
.
forests. Trees are a source of
I found this on page
.
Logging destroys
.
enables trees to grow back.
.
Point out the features of a temperate deciduous forest. 1. Winters: 2. Summers: 3. Soil:
I found this on page
.
Organize information about adaptations to seasonal changes in temperate deciduous forests. Temperate Deciduous Forest
Fall
Winter
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Deciduous plants
Spring
Animals .
Plants or
.
. Plants .
I found this on page
.
Evaluate human impact on temperate deciduous forests. Past
Now
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Lesson 1 | Land Biomes (continued)
I found this on page
.
Point out five features of the taiga biome. 1. Location: 2. Definition: 3. Winters: 4. Summers: 5. Soil:
I found this on page
.
Evaluate human impact on the taiga. Cause
Effect
cutting trees for lumber
I found this on page
.
Summarize features of the tundra. 1. Location: 2. Winters:
4. Soil: 5. Growing season: I found this on page
.
Evaluate human impact on the tundra. Cause
Effect
drilling for oil and gas
Identify three features that all land biomes share.
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3. Summers:
Date
Biomes and Ecosystems How do Earth’s biomes and ecosystems differ? Before You Read Before you read the chapter, think about what you know about biomes and ecosystems. Record your thoughts in the first column. Pair with a partner, and discuss his or her ideas. Write those ideas in the second column. Then record what you both would like to share with the class in the third column.
Think
Pair
Share
Copyright © Glencoe/McGraw-Hill, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
Chapter Vocabulary Lesson 1
Lesson 2
Lesson 3
NEW
NEW
NEW
biome desert grassland temperate taiga tundra
salinity wetland estuary intertidal zone coral reef
ecological succession climax community pioneer species eutrophication
REVIEW community
Biomes and Ecosystems
197
Lesson 1
Land Biomes
Scan Lesson 1. Read the headings and bold words. Look at the pictures. Identify three facts that you discovered about land biomes. Record your facts in your Science Journal.
Define biome.
Land Ecosystems and Biomes I found this on page
.
I found this on page
.
Biome:
Identify biotic and abiotic features. Circle biotic features in blue. Circle abiotic features in red.
I found this on page
.
air
birds
water
insects
sunlight
soil
mosses
trees
mammals
Identify Earth’s 7 major land biomes. 1. 2.
4. 5. 6. 7. I found this on page
.
Define a desert. Desert:
I found this on page
198
Biomes and Ecosystems
.
Identify factors that describe deserts. Circle the best choices. rainfall:
low / high
daytime temperatures:
hot / cold
nighttime temperatures:
hot / cold
soil
thin / thick
Copyright © Glencoe/McGraw-Hill, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
3.
Lesson 1 | Land Biomes (continued)
I found this on page
.
Describe plant and animal adaptations to deserts. Plants:
Animals:
I found this on page
.
I found this on page
.
Identify one way that humans impact deserts.
Define grassland. Grassland:
I found this on page
.
Organize information about grassland biomes.
Copyright © Glencoe/McGraw-Hill, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
Grasslands Also called: 1.
Climate:
3 cereal crops grown here:
season alternates with
1.
2. 2. 3.
season 3.
I found this on page
.
Identify animals common in grasslands. Circle any that you know are predators.
North American Grassland
I found this on page
.
African Savanna
Australian Grassland
1.
1.
1.
2.
2.
2.
3.
3.
3.
Explain one way that humans impact grasslands.
Biomes and Ecosystems
199
Lesson 1 | Land Biomes (continued)
I found this on page
Summarize 4 features of tropical rain forests.
.
1. Weather: 2. Soil: 3. Sunlight: 4. Biodiversity: I found this on page
.
Identify living things in tropical rain forests. Plants:
Animals:
I found this on page
Evaluate human impact on tropical rain forests.
.
Harmful:
Beneficial:
.
Model the location of Earth’s regions. Locate the tropics, polar, and temperate regions.
equator I found this on page
pole
Point out the features of temperate rain forests.
.
1. Winters: 2. Summers: 3. Soil: 4. Common plants:
I found this on page
.
Record three examples of trees common to temperate rain forests. 1.
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2.
3.
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I found this on page
Lesson 1 | Land Biomes (continued)
I found this on page
Summarize the impact of logging on temperate rain
.
forests. Trees are a source of
I found this on page
.
Logging destroys
.
enables trees to grow back.
.
Point out the features of a temperate deciduous forest. 1. Winters: 2. Summers: 3. Soil:
I found this on page
.
Organize information about adaptations to seasonal changes in temperate deciduous forests. Temperate Deciduous Forest
Fall
Winter
Copyright © Glencoe/McGraw-Hill, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
Deciduous plants
Spring
Animals .
Plants or
.
. Plants .
I found this on page
.
Evaluate human impact on temperate deciduous forests. Past
Now
Biomes and Ecosystems
201
Lesson 1 | Land Biomes (continued)
I found this on page
.
Point out five features of the taiga biome. 1. Location: 2. Definition: 3. Winters: 4. Summers: 5. Soil:
I found this on page
.
Evaluate human impact on the taiga. Cause
Effect
cutting trees for lumber
I found this on page
.
Summarize features of the tundra. 1. Location: 2. Winters:
4. Soil: 5. Growing season: I found this on page
.
Evaluate human impact on the tundra. Cause
Effect
drilling for oil and gas
Identify three features that all land biomes share.
202
Biomes and Ecosystems
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3. Summers:
