Thursday, March 31, 2011

Blog # 7: Biomes

Compare and contrast two biomes describe them in detail include pictures of plants and animals you are liklely to see
Tropical Rain Forest
  • Canopy is formed from the ends of tall trees meeting.
  • Under the canopy a second layer of trees and vines form the understory.
  • Hot and wet year round
  • Nutrient-poor soil
  • All forms of greens
  • Herbivores, Birds, Insects, Fish, and Reptiles 
 
Tropical Dry Forest
  • Rainfall is highly seasonal
  • Trees shed their leaves to conserve water during dry seasons
  • Warm, alternating wet and dry seasons
  • Rich soil that can have erosion take place
  • Succulents, orchids, bromeliads, and tall trees that create a canopy during wet seasons
  • Tigers, monkeys, large herbivores, insects, many large mammals, birds, and reptiles.             
 

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