TEXAS ECOSYSTEMS

RAINFOREST ECOSYSTEM

• The climate usually stays between 68-93 degrees.
• Rainforests are located near the equator.
• Some animals that live here are toucans, tree frogs, snakes, and tigers.
• Some trees have smooth/thin barks to protect them from water loss.
• 50- 260 inches of rain

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• Some adaptations of animals are...
• Toucans- Their big beaks help the eat
• Snakes- Camouflage is surroundings
• Geography- Trees, plants,

DESERT ECOSYSTEMS

• Very hot, little rain, 1 cm to 1 inch of rain
• Lizards, snakes, spiders
• Cactus can store water in them
• There a plains, mountains, sand, rolling plains

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• When it rains cactus can store water.
• Cactus and other vegetation have prickles on them.

GRASSLAND ECOSYSTEMS

• The climate ranges from -40-70 degrees.
• Rolling plains,
• 20-35 inches of precipitation
• Some animals in the grasslands are coyotes, bobcats, and eagles.

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• Some grasses have narrow leaves that help them survive without water
• Some grasses also have long root systems that keep them in the ground

DECIDUOUS FOREST ECOSYSTEMS

• The average climate is about 50 degrees.
• There are trees, mountains, hills
• Some animals that live here are eagles, squirrels, and snakes.
• 750-1500 mm of precipitation

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• Leaves turn different colors (photosynthesis)
• They are located in eastern United States

TUNDRA ECOSYSTEMS

• Very cold, 6-10 inches of precipitation
• Located in North/South Poles and Antarctica
• Flower with silky hairs to insulate it.
• Ice bergs, snow, water
• Polar bears, foxes, penguins

TAIGA/BOREAL FOREST ECOSYSTEMS

• -65-70 degrees
• Birds, squirrels
• Trees, plains
• 12-33 inches of precipitation

MOUNTAIN/ICE ECOSYSTEMS

• Mountains, ice, grass
• Fairly cold, about 12 inches of precipitation.
• Located in Eastern United States.

MARINE ECOSYSTEMS

• The climate is 39 degrees
• Located in oceans (covers 70% of the world)
• Jellyfish, sharks, fish, star fish
• Water, sand
• Seagrams grows in shallower areas.

FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEMS

• The climate ranges from 40-70 degrees
• Lili pads have roots that keep them keep them in the water.