Summary
This video steps up from single habitats to Earth's large biomes — rainforest, desert, tundra, ocean, and more — and how the living and non-living parts of an ecosystem interact. Good for upper-elementary ecosystems work.
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Discussion questions
Discussion
A biome is a large region with its own climate, plants, and animals.
- What is the difference between a habitat, an ecosystem, and a biome?
- Name two biomes and one animal that lives in each.
- How do the living and non-living parts of an ecosystem depend on each other?
- Which biome would be hardest for you to live in, and why?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: biome, ecosystem, climate, tundra, organism.
Try it: Pick a biome and list its climate, two plants, and two animals in a quick fact box.