Section 3.1 Resources:

• "Communities" Reinforcement and Study Guide .
• "Communities" self-check quiz.

Section 3.2 Resources:

• "Biomes" Reinforcement and Study Guide .
• What kind of ecosystem is indicated by the words "intertidal zone"? section launcher movie.
• "Biomes" self-check quiz.

Chapter 3 Resources:

• "Communities and Biomes" review.
• "Communities and Biomes" practice test.
• "Communities and Biomes" chapter test.
• Classify biomes as marine or land in the "Communities and Biomes" drag and drop game.
• "Communities and Biomes"  wordsearch puzzle.
• "Communities and Biomes"  crossword puzzle.

Links to Go Further:

• Tutorial on ecological succession for NY state regents exam: http://regentsprep.org/Regents/biology/units/ecology/ecological.cfm 
• Another ecological succession tutorial: http://www.physicalgeography.net/fundamentals/9i.html 
• The world's biomes: http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/exhibits/biomes/index.php 
• Summary of biome characteristics: http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/msese/earthsysflr/summary.html 
• Pictoral examples of ecological succession: http://www.countrysideinfo.co.uk/successn/ 
• "Mission: Biomes": http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Laboratory/Biome/ 
• Good slides explaining and illustrating aquatic biomes: http://www.mhhe.com/biosci/esp/2001_es/folder_structure/pr/m6/s3/index.htm 
• Slides for land biomes: http://www.mhhe.com/biosci/esp/2001_es/folder_structure/pr/m6/s2/index.htm 
• Good pictures of ecological succession: http://library.thinkquest.org/17456/succession1.html 
•  Introduction to biomes: http://curriculum.calstatela.edu/courses/builders/lessons/less/biomes/introbiomes.html 
• Another biomes tutorial: http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/glossary/gloss5/biome/ 
• One final tutorial on biomes: http://www.worldbiomes.com/