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EcosystemsChapter 21

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Section 1 Terrestrial Biomes

Section 2 Aquatic Ecosystems




Chapter 21

Objectives

• 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.




Chapter 21

The Major Biomes

• 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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Earth’s Major Biomes





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Tundra

• Tundra is a cold biome characterized by permafrost

under the surface of the ground.



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Tundra





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Forests

• 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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Tropical Rain Forest





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Forests, continued

• 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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Forests, continued

• Temperate Deciduous Forests

– The trees in temperate deciduous forests shed

all of their leaves in the fall.



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Temperate Deciduous Forest





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Forests, continued

• Taiga

– Taiga is cold but is warmer than tundra and

receives more precipitation.

– Taiga is dominated by coniferous forests.



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Taiga





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Grasslands

• Temperate Grasslands

– Temperate grasslands occur in areas with cold

winters and hot summers.

– They are dominated by grasses and herds of

grazing animals.




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Grasslands, continued

• Savanna

– Savannas are tropical grasslands with alternating

wet and dry seasons.

– They are dominated by herds of grazing animals.



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Savanna





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Grasslands, continued

• Chaparral

– Chaparral is found in coastal regions with warm,

dry summers and mild winters.

– It is dominated by dense, spiny shrubs.



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Grassland





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Deserts

• Deserts receive less than 25 cm (9.9 in.) of

precipitation per year.

• Desert inhabitants have adaptations for conserving

water.



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Desert





Chapter 21

Objectives

• Identify the major ocean zones.

• Compare the aphotic zone with the photic zone.

• Compare the neritic zone with the oceanic zone.

• Describe estuaries.

• Compare eutrophic lakes with oligotrophic lakes.

• Explain the significance of gradient in rivers and streams.

• Describe freshwater wetlands.




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Ocean Zones

• The photic zone in the ocean receives light, but the

aphotic zone does not.

• Other zones of the ocean are defined based on their

relative locations.




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Ocean Zones, continued

• The Intertidal Zone

– In the intertidal zone, organisms must be able to

tolerate drying and pounding by waves.



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Intertidal Zone





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• The Neritic Zone

– The neritic zone receives nutrients from the

bottom of the ocean and from land. It is the

ocean’s richest zone in terms of the number of

species and individuals.



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Neritic Zone





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• The Oceanic Zone

– Production in the oceanic zone is limited by a

shortage of nutrients.



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Oceanic Zone





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• Estuaries

– Estuaries are very productive areas where rivers

and streams flow into the sea.




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Freshwater Zones

• Lakes and Ponds

– Oligotrophic lakes are clear and lacking in

nutrients.

– Eutrophic lakes are rich in nutrients and are often

murky.



Chapter 21

Three Lake Zones





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Freshwater Zones, continued

• Rivers and Streams

– Rivers and streams are bodies of water that flow

down an elevation gradient within a watershed.




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Freshwater Zones, continued

• Freshwater Wetlands

– Freshwater wetlands are areas of land, such as

marshes and swamps, that are covered with fresh

water for at least part of each year.



Chapter 21

Freshwater Biomes


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