Forum 1.6 - No Two Lands are the Same

9/5/2018

Central Question: What is the connection between plants and animals with the climate and landscape?

Guiding Thought Question: (Use the images below to help you answer the following question) - Even though two areas may be classified as the same biome why might they have such wildly different plants and animals? What factors will lead to different speciation?

Today's Learning Objective: Students will examine the biogeographic realms and explore their placement and characteristics. Students will examine the spatial distribution of Biomes and their groupings into regions.

Alaskan Rainforest

Costa Rican Rain Forest

27 Comments

Maddy Holland

9/6/2018 12:12:49 pm

The climate that each rain forest is in greatly effects the types of plants and animals that live there. Alaska is in a colder climate with much more snow and lower temperature then Costa Rica.

Jasmine Palmer

9/6/2018 12:27:35 pm

Multiple different species will interact with each other to create what we classify as a biome. The reason why two biomes of the same classification is because different species interact with the biome. For example, Antarctica and regions in the arctic circle will classify as the same biome, but will be different because there are different species of different animals that make up those regions.

Kinlee

9/6/2018 12:28:05 pm

The different climates along with the different amounts of rainfall each place gets. Another factor could be the different types of soil in the area that could have different effects on the plants

Jessica Lloyd

9/6/2018 12:31:35 pm

It can depend on the ground water, humidity, and animals and plants can shape an environment. Also, the weather and climate makes up what lives there

Deja'nae

9/6/2018 12:34:38 pm

Although both are classified as rain forests, they are located in different climates. Animals adapt to different temperatures, which allows different animals in the "same" biome. In one area it could rain more which provide more opportunity for new/ more plants.

Parks

9/6/2018 12:37:51 pm

Different climates are a main factor for these biomes along with varying amounts of precipitation. Animals have to adapt based on that varied climate and precipitation levels.

Bailey

9/6/2018 12:44:42 pm

These two rainforests have different animals and plants because they both have different amounts of precipitation and different temperatures.

eliana

9/6/2018 12:46:45 pm

In Alaskan Rainforest it more like a forest where the animal may be like deer , moose and rabbit and more pine tree thing that can take the colder climate. In Costa Rican Rain Forest is more like a jungle with tree like jauari palm tree and animals like monkeys and tree frog.

Myo Ka Zin Soe

9/7/2018 08:56:48 am

The climate that the rainforests are in have a huge effect on the animals and plants that are in it because different animals and plants live in different environments.

Katherine Casey

9/7/2018 08:56:57 am

The altitude, temperature, precipitation, and distance between the biomes all affect the life found there.

Audrey

9/7/2018 08:58:19 am

The differences in flora and fauna are likely do to differences in temperature and precipitation.

hailey

9/7/2018 08:59:11 am

The climate is different and also different species interact and change the enviorment

Erica

9/7/2018 08:59:20 am

The amount of humidity and precipictaion can influence the same biome, and as well as the amount of herbivore and predators in the area. What the herbivores eat can also influence the biome.

Tyler Mathews

9/7/2018 09:00:19 am

The Alaskan rain forest would be very cold while the Costa Rica rain forest would be very hot. The factors that would lead to that is around the areas of the rain forest, for the Alaskan it would be tundra around it while the Costa Rica rain forest is by other rain forests.

Olivia Wagner

9/7/2018 09:00:29 am

The climate and precipitation of the two biomes can drastically change the types of plants and animals that live in an ecosystem

Nyx

9/7/2018 09:01:43 am

Factors that effect places are climate and predators, as well as landscape shape and erosion patterns.

Madeline Jaksha

9/7/2018 09:01:44 am

Even though the two areas are classified as being the same biome, they are in different climates. The differences in climate affect how the plants and animals adapt to the environment, which changes speciation in the areas

Haley Estlund

9/7/2018 09:02:07 am

They may have similar climates but that dose not mean they are the same. one may get more rain others get more snow. animals adapt to the climate of the area they are in, they may be the same climate but they still have differences.

Tyrece Griggs

9/7/2018 09:02:43 am

They have alot of different animals because of where they are. One is further north so theyll have northern type of animals like deer, and one being further south will have animals like crocodiles and poisonous frogs, also the animals will fit into their enviorment crocodiles need alot of water so youll find them in the southern wear the have lots of swamps

Grace Bieber

9/7/2018 09:03:52 am

Animals often adapt to be able to manipulate the plants in the area. For example, monkeys probably adapted so they could climb and swing from trees in a jungle.

Hunter Danner

9/7/2018 09:05:08 am

They have different plants and animals because they are on different area on earth with different climates

Julie F.

9/7/2018 09:05:22 am

They may be in the same biome but one is closer to the equator thus making it warmer and more humid than the other. They also have different climates.

Hannah

9/7/2018 09:05:59 am

The two rainforests have different plants and animals because of the different temperatures and the amount of precipitation each region receives. These two factors affect the way these plant and animals adapt to the environment. Alaska is in the northern part of the hemisphere with a colder climate and Costa Rica is in the southern part of the hemisphere with a more humid and tropical climate.

Abby Patterson link

9/7/2018 09:07:03 am

Even though they are the same classification, the climates are different and the type of ground it is on. when it's a lot more in a cooler climate the plants and animals will be different. And the other picture shows hot and muggy areas and it have different animals and plants because it has different soil because of where it's at in the world. i know that doesn't make a lot of sense but this was the best way for me to get it out haha whoops

jeroeim

9/7/2018 09:08:16 am

The temperature of one is mainly cold and the other is tropical hot

Eleanor Dunning

9/7/2018 09:09:55 am

The connection between plants and animals is vital. When animals die, their body decomposes and is used by the plants for food. When animals need food, they eat plants, or they live in trees, etc. Now, obviously different animals have adapted through generations of living in colder or warmer climates, if you brought a polar bear to the rainforest, it would die.

Makenna Danner

9/7/2018 09:11:27 am

although some areas are classified as the same biome they each have factors that make them different from one another like climate or plant life and even animals.

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