Chapter 3: Communities and Biomes
Section 3.2 Resources:
- What kind of ecosystem is indicated by the words “intertidal zone“? section launcher movie.
Chapter 3 Resources:
- “Communities and Biomes” review.
- Classify biomes as marine or land in the “Communities and Biomes” drag and drop game.
- “Communities and Biomes” (word doc) word search puzzle.
- “Communities and Biomes” (word doc) 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/
