Biome HW: Part 2

Island Rain Forest
Quote: "If the rhinoveros hornbill doesn't take your breath away - if the Rajah Brooke's birdwing doesn't - have someone hold your wrist and check for a pulse."

Question: What is it about these specific animals that makes the author think that they are the most amazing animals?

Comment: I really didn't understand what about these two species that made the author write so extremely about them, he made it seem like they were the best species ever.

Marine
Quote: "There is a white blue hwale, maybe an albino."

Question: How can you tell if an animal is ablino?

Comment: This quote confused me because you can't really tell if a animal is an albino, because their pigment is different than our is.

Freshwater
Quote: Above him a buzzard floated in the river's canyon's narrow slice of California."

Question: What is a buzzard?

Comment: This quote confused me because I didn't know what a buzzard is, if it was a type of fish or a dead bee.

Biome HW: Part 1z

Freshwater:

Q: If you took a freshwater animal or plant and place it in a area where there was high salt concentration, what would happen to that plant or animal?

A: they wouldn't be able to survive in places with high salt concentration (like the ocean) because they are used to areas where there are low salt concentration.

Marine:

Q: What is the intertidal zone? And what kind of marine animals can be seen during high and low tide?

A: the intertidal zone is where the ocean meets the land; during high tide you would see is algae and small animals, such as snails, crabs, seas stars, and small fishes; during low tide you would see a lot of invertebrates, fishes, and seaweed.

Desert:

Q: Besides regular deserts, like the Sahara, what is the other type of desert? And where are some of those deserts located?

A: The other type of desert are cold deserts, and they occur in the basin and range area of Utah and Nevada and in parts of western Asia.

Forest:

Q: What is the climate for a tropical rain forest? what type of animals are usually found in these types of forests?

A: The temperature on average is 20-25° C; the animals usually found in tropical rain forests are bats, numerous birds, small mammals, and insects.

Grassland:

Q: What is edaphic savanna?

A: They are savannas that are caused by soil conditions and that are not entirely maintained by fire. These can occur on hills or ridges where the soil is shallow, or in valleys where clay soils become waterlogged in wet weather.

Tundra:

Q: What kind of plants and animals can live in the alpine tundra?

A: plants: tussock grasses, dwarf trees, small-leafed shrubs, and heaths; animals: pikas, marmots, mountain goats, sheep, elk, grouselike birds, springtails, beetles, grasshoppers, and butterflies.

4 goals

Goals:

1. Figure out how big each element (pool,deck,gazebo,koi pond, etc.) in my garden is going to be. Figure out the measurements to find out how big my backyard is going to be.
2. Re-do backyard/garden design to make the koi pond visible, and to make room for rock garden as an extra element
3. Make entertainment are do-able. Make enough seating areas for bbq's, etc.
4. Finish plant legend.