1. UNIT 3: RARE RAINFORESTS What is the Definition of a Biome?

2. An ecosystem is a group of plants and animals which interact with each other and with their non living environment. Rainham Marshes Your intestines! Tropical Rainforests A pot plant The school pond A drop of water on a leaf

5. Google earth tips: For equator line: >> view >> grid Full screen: >> F11 Countries: >> Layers >> borders & labels Zoom in: double click left mouse button or scroll Zoom out: double click right mouse button or scroll

7. Biome definition:

8. Biome definition: Global Ecosystem Landscape Climate Plants Animals Adapted

9. Biomes are ecosystems which have a similar and containing well plants and animals. Biome definition:

10. Biomes are global ecosystems which have a similar climate and landscape containing well adapted plants and animals. Biome definition:

11. Lets put our definition to the test: Madagascar Rainforest Malaysia Rainforest

12. Lets put our definition to the test: Tarsier, Philippines Rainforest Mouse Lemur, Madagascar Rainforest

13. Lets put our definition to the test: Buttress roots, Rainforest Peru Buttress roots, Rainforest Austraila

14. Lets put our definition to the test: Epiphytes, Ecuador Epiphytes, Indonesia

15. How does this link to the rest of the unit? Rainforest, Indonesia Rainforest, Brazil

16. UNIT 3: RARE RAINFORESTS What is the Definition of a Biome?