Ecosystems and Biomes

Ecosystem- a certain area that includes all the plants, animals and non-living natural things, such as sand, rocks and soil.

Biome- major ecosystem on the earth, A biome is a major regional or global living community characterized by the dominant organisms and the climate.

http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/

http://library.thinkquest.org/11353/ecosystems.htm

http://www.nhptv.org/NatureWorks/nwepecosystems.htm

http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/exhibits/biomes/index.php

http://www.nceas.ucsb.edu/nceas-web/kids/biomes/biomes_home.htm

http://users.rcn.com/jkimball.ma.ultranet/BiologyPages/B/Biomes.html

http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/msese/earthsysflr/biomes.html

http://library.thinkquest.org/J003321/

Animal Adaptation

http://library.thinkquest.org/J001644F/

Antarctic

http://library.thinkquest.org/CR0215022/

http://www.stemnet.nf.ca/CITE/antarctica.htm

http://www.stemnet.nf.ca/CITE/antarctica.htm

http://www.gma.org/surfing/antarctica/index.html

Arctic Tundra

http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/tundra.htm

http://www.mbgnet.net/sets/tundra/index.htm

http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/msese/earthsysflr/tundra.html

http://lsb.syr.edu/projects/cyberzoo/tundra.html

http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/exhibits/biomes/tundra.php

http://library.thinkquest.org/28082/

http://library.thinkquest.org/05aug/00332/toc.htm

Desert

http://library.thinkquest.org/11353/desert.htm

http://www.desertusa.com/du_plantsurv.html

http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/exhibits/biomes/deserts.php

http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/desert.htm

http://www.mbgnet.net/sets/desert/index.htm

http://www.nceas.ucsb.edu/nceas-web/kids/biomes/desert.htm

http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/msese/earthsysflr/desert.html

http://lsb.syr.edu/projects/cyberzoo/desert.html

http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/reallywild/features/desert_index.shtml

http://curriculum.calstatela.edu/courses/builders/lessons/less/biomes/desert/desert.html

http://www.panda.org/news_facts/education/middle_school/habitats/deserts/index.cfm

http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/desert.htm

http://library.thinkquest.org/28082/

http://library.thinkquest.org/05aug/00332/services.htm

Forest/Woods

http://library.thinkquest.org/11353/tempforest.htm

http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/exhibits/biomes/forests.php

http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/msese/earthsysflr/dforest.html

http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/deciduous_forest.htm

http://www.nceas.ucsb.edu/nceas-web/kids/biomes/temp_forest.htm

http://lsb.syr.edu/projects/cyberzoo/deciduous.html

http://www.panda.org/news_facts/education/middle_school/habitats/temperate_forests/index.cfm

http://library.thinkquest.org/17456/broadleafall.html

http://www.ecokidsonline.com/pub/eco_info/topics/forests/index.cfm

http://library.thinkquest.org/17456/?tqskip1=1

Grasslands (Steppes, prairies, plains, savannah)

http://library.thinkquest.org/11353/grassland.htm

http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/exhibits/biomes/grasslands.php

http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/grasslands.htm

http://www.mbgnet.net/sets/grasslnd/index.htm

http://www.nceas.ucsb.edu/nceas-web/kids/biomes/grassland.htm

http://lsb.syr.edu/projects/cyberzoo/grass.html

http://www.panda.org/news_facts/education/middle_school/habitats/grasslands/index.cfm

http://library.thinkquest.org/28082/

http://library.thinkquest.org/05aug/00332/feedback.htm

Ocean

http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/exhibits/biomes/marine.php

http://www.mbgnet.net/salt/oceans/index.htm

http://www.nceas.ucsb.edu/nceas-web/kids/biomes/marine.htm

http://lsb.syr.edu/projects/cyberzoo/marine.html

http://www.panda.org/news_facts/education/middle_school/habitats/oceans/index.cfm

Pond

http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/exhibits/biomes/freshwater.php

http://www.mbgnet.net/fresh/lakes/index.htm

http://www.nceas.ucsb.edu/nceas-web/kids/biomes/freshwater.htm

http://lsb.syr.edu/projects/cyberzoo/freshwater.html

Tropical Rain Forest/Jungle

http://library.thinkquest.org/11353/trforest.htm

http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/rainforest.htm

http://www.mbgnet.net/sets/rforest/index.htm

http://www.nceas.ucsb.edu/nceas-web/kids/biomes/rainforest.htm

http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/msese/earthsysflr/rforest.html

http://lsb.syr.edu/projects/cyberzoo/rain.html

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/africa/explore/rainforest/rainforest_overview.html

http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/rainforest.htm

http://www.panda.org/news_facts/education/middle_school/habitats/tropical_forests/index.cfm

http://www.rainforestweb.org/

http://curriculum.calstatela.edu/courses/builders/lessons/less/biomes/rainforest/temp_rain/temprain.html

http://library.thinkquest.org/28082/

http://library.thinkquest.org/05aug/00332/search.htm