Biomes, Habitats and Ecosystems
| Third Grade California Ecosystems |
What are biomes? Biomes are regions in the world with similar climate (weather, temperature) and vegetation (plants). |
Click over the graft or the word to get to a Biome Wetlands
What is the difference between a Biome, Habitat & Ecosystem?
Biomes are ecosystems where several habitats intersect. The Earth itself is one large biome. Smaller biomes include desert, tundra, grasslands, and rainforest.
Habitats are specific to a population. Each population has its own habitat. For example, a population of ants has its own habitat.
Ecosystems can be as small as a puddle or as large as the Earth itself. Any group of living and nonliving things interacting with each other can be considered as an ecosystem.
Other Links
| General | Alpine | Desert |
| Grassland | Ocean | Ponds & Lakes |
| Rainforest | Rivers & Streams | Savannas |
| Taiga | Temperate Forsest | Tundra |
| Wetlands |
National Geographic - Habitats
| Rainforest | Taiga | Temperate Forest |
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| Zoom Rainforest | The Tiaga Photo Gallery | Forests are for Kids |
| Amazon Interactive |
Taiga Biome | Woodland Explorer |
| BluePlanet - Taiga | Deciduous Forest | |
| world biomes - forest |
| Tundra | Wetlands | Alpine |
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| Tundra | The Wetlands | blueplanet Alpine |
| BluePlanet Tundra | Wetlands | Alpine Biome |
| Tundra | Dynamics of Salt Marsh | |
| world biomes - tundra |
| Rivers & Streams | Chaparral | Savannas |
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| Tropical Savannahs | ||
| Rivers and Streams | bluplanet chapparal | Blueplanet Savanna |
| Living Lakes | enchanted learning chaparral | |
| Explore a Pond | ||
| ENature Lakes Ponds |