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“Biomes” Lester Cueto
Jella Fajutag
Angelo Eloh
A biome /ˈbaɪoʊm/ is a community
of plants and animals that haveEarl Justine Montalbo
common characteristics for the
environment they exist in. They
can be found over a range of Submitted to
continents. Biomes are distinct Ma’am Mary Rose Ramirez
biological communities that have
formed in response to a shared
physical climate.[1][2] "Biome" is
a broader term than "habitat"; any
biome can comprise a variety of
habitats.
Tropical Rain Forest
:
The biodiversity of this place is no one
knows exactly how many species live in the
world's tropical rainforests — estimates
range from 3 to 50 million species —
rainforests are the undisputed champions
of biodiversity among the world's
ecosystems, containing far higher numbers
of species on a per-area basis relative to
sub-tropical, temperate, and boreal
ecosystems. The uniqueness of it is that
rainforest are home to half of the Earth's
plant and animal species. They are winter
homes to many birds that breed in
temperate latitudes. The factor of it is
Tropical rainforests are some of the most
beautiful wildernesses on our planet.
Wetlands
It is a marshy areas of land where the soil
is saturated with water -- are crucial Chaparral Desert
incubators of species diversity, as The biodiversity, or variety of life in
The chaparral biome does not have a very the desert, is based upon organisms that
important as tropical rain forests and coral are specially adapted to survive without a
high biodiversity because many plants ready supply of water. Whether hot or cold,
reefs. Wetlands are always associated with
could not survive the temperature and the biodiversity of the desert is very low. In
land. They are the barrier between land and a hot desert environment, plants consist
dryness of this desert-like biome. It is primarily of cacti. The uniqueness of it is
water. Many wetlands serve as a reservoir
shaped by a Mediterranean climate (mild, that its areas that have hardly any rain are
for excessive rainfall to prevent flooding. extremely dry and are usually very hot.
wet winters and hot dry summers) and Animals and plants have adapted to the
There are four main kinds of wetlands –
wildfire, featuring summer-drought-tolerant harsh environment so they can survive the
marsh, swamp, bog and fen (bogs and fens extreme conditions.
plants with hard sclerophyllous evergreen
being types of mires). Some experts also
leaves, as contrasted with the associated
recognize wet meadows and aquatic
soft-leaved, drought-deciduous, scrub
ecosystems as additional wetland types.
community of coastal sage scrub, found
The largest wetlands in the world include
below the chaparral biome. The dry
the swamp forests of the Amazon and the
grasses and climate are the determining
peat lands of Siberia. It contributes to
factors for which animals are fit for the
locals' quality of life and supports their
Chaparral Biome. Fires and droughts are
well-being. Also, Wetland areas near
very common, and limit the wildlife in the
residential areas have high cultural
biome.
ecosystem service values. Example of
Wetlands are swamps, bogs, and marshes.