Chapter Objectives

Chapter 21

MOTHER NATURE ON HER REALLY BAD HAIR DAYS!

1.  Describe the ways in which climate affects the biomes of Earth and influences how organisms are shaped and how they behave.

REALMS OF BIODIVERSITY

2.  Characterize each of the world's major biomes with respect to:  climate, producers, and consumers.

3.  What trends in species diversity and population numbers are apparent in comparing a tropical to a tundra biome?