you will explore the concept of biomes, focusing on the two found in Virginia and comparing them to ecosystems. The video takes you to the Virginia Living Museum for an engaging explanation of how ...

A biome is an ecosystem or group of ecosystems that can be characterized by its vegetation, plant and animals life, climate, geology, elevation, and rainfall. Biomes are large ecosystem units.

videoThe wildlife and ecosystem of tropical rainforests Exploring the plants and animals living in the different layers of the tropical rainforest biome. Wildlife adaptations of the Mediterranean ...

A final look is taken at how humans have used the savanna grasslands. This clip is from the series Ecosystems and Biomes. This could be used to introduce students to the ecosystem of the tropical ...

Tundra ecosystems are treeless regions found in the Arctic and on the tops of mountains, where the climate is cold and windy, and rainfall is scant. Tundra lands are covered with snow for much of ...

Threats to Mountain Biomes As is happening in most ecosystems, the plants and animals found in mountain regions are changing thanks to the warmer temperatures and changing precipitation brought on ...