5th Grade: Biome Diagram Questions

Biome Diagram:
Go here and answer the questions below for Monday, 24/5. Answer these questions in your HW notebook.

1. As far as you can tell, which two biomes take up the largest areas on this diagram?
2. As far as you can tell, which two diagrams take up the smallest areas on the map?
3. Which biome has the widest range of average temperatures?
4. What kind of biome do you have if the annual precipitation is 100 cm and the average temperature is 0 degrees Celsius?
5. What is the minimum precipitation a savanna needs to receive each year, with average temperature 25 degrees, to not turn into a subtropical desert?

5th Grade: Biome Links

Here are some useful links to make the ides of the book easier to understand. They can also help you for your Chapter 5 Poster Project.

A useful site on ecosystems and biomes:
Ecosystems of our World

Biome Maps: Each of these is a little different. Why do you think this is?
Blue Planet Biomes
United States Bioregion Map <-- This is pretty complicated, because ecosystems come in as many varieties as places on earth. Interactive Biome Map: The Wild Classroom: Biome Map
The main Wild Classroom site can be reached at Wild Classroom Home

Now, here are links about food chains, food webs, and energy pyramids:

Food Chains and Food Webs
Two examples of food chains
An example of a food web

Also, here are links about the different kinds of cycles that happen in different biomes:

Here is a video describing the water cycle. This animation might also be useful.
Here is a picture of the water cycle. You can see the rest of web site at The Blue Planet.
Biogeochemical cycles talks about all the cycles, including, the water cycle, the carbon dioxide cycle, and the nitrogen cycle.