Ecosystem Hotlist

Ecosystem Hotlist

What do you know about your ecosystem?

Created by,
Tara Yudenfreund

Curriculum Info • Meet the Author

Pedroni, Leilani. Lioness Video. lioness.mov. 2003. My eCoach® eLibrary. Online. Available. 1 April 2004.

Introduction

Working with another student, choose one ecosystem to research. Answer the following questions surrounding the ecosystem you chose:
1. What are the traits?
2. Where are some of these ecosystems found?
3. What plants and animals are found there?

Desert
•	Examples of Desert Animals
•	What is a desert? Within this link, you will be able to answer the following questions: What is a desert? What are examples of hot desert? Cold desert? What are examples of desert animals? Plants?
Grasslands
•	Enchanted Learning What is a grassland?
•	Tropical Grassland How are savannas related to grasslands?
•	MO Botanical Gardens' website Contains examples of animals and descriptions of their physical traits and lifestyle habits
•	Grassland/Prairie Plants
•	The Steppe Prairie in the U.S. and Asia
Polar Ice
•	Tundra What is tundra? What kinds of plants and animals are found at the North Pole?
•	Kids Planet This web page describes the polar bear in great detail.
•	A to Z Kids Stuff: Polar Animals You will find different polar animals at this site.
Temperate Forest
•	Smoky the Bear - Facts
Tide pools
•	eNature.com This website lists seashore plants and animals.
•	Tidepools: Window into the sea What is a tidepool? What types of creatures live there?
Tropical Rainforest
•	Rainforest Overview This site should give you information such as: What is a tropical rainforest? What are some examples? What kinds of animals/plants would you find?
•	Animals of the Rainforest
•	Maps Rainforests around the world.

\| Desert \| Grasslands \| Polar Ice \| Temperate Forest \| Tide pools \| Tropical Rainforest \| Last updated: September 28 2004, 8:19 am
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