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Biomes

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Biomes What is a biome? Biomes are the entire ecosystem and surrounding geographic features in an area. They are made up of living creatures and the land on which they live, including the soil and rocks. Biomes can be very different from one another, for instance, a tundra biome is very sparse with vegetation and is very cold with the animals living there often having large bodies with lots of hair and fur to keep warm, in contrast, a desert has little to no vegetation and is extremely hot during the day and cold at night, the animals in deserts have evolved to withstand the extreme temps. Why biomes are important. Biomes help keep the biodiversity of our planet, this is beneficial because our planet's ecosystems are always in a cycle, and maintaining a large diversity of organisms prevents the cycle from becoming stagnant and keeps one species from overpopulating our planet due to them not being able to survive in other biomes.  Different types of biomes. There are many different ...
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Taxonomic Hierarchy

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         Taxonomic Hierarchy Explained The taxonomic hierarchy is used to designate what an organism is. In this blog we will examine the taxonomy of the Canadian lynx, working our way from the broadest layer and getting more specific as we go on.  Above is the Canadian lynx, and below is a visual of the taxonomic hierarchy. The diagram above is missing the bottom-most layer which is the domain which for the lynx would be Eukaryote. Working our way up on the diagram we move to kingdom, this is where we see if it is a plant or animal and for our lynx it belongs to the kingdom Animalia. The next layer is phylum, for the lynx this is Chordata meaning it follows all the characteristics needed for it to be a Chordate. Class is the next layer this is where the organism is defined by what physical characteristics it has, in this case the lynx is classified as a mammal. Order is next and in simple terms this is where we see what the organism eats and our lynx is a ...
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How Environment Dictates Size In Evolution

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How Environment Dictates Size  As time progresses animals evolve to suit their environments, features such as color or size are subject to change due to evolution. In this blog we will examine how certain subspecies of animals evolve to fit their environments. Evolution In Penguins                                                                                                       A question you may have is why does one of these penguins look like he is tall enough to ride the rollercoasters at Dollywood while the others could be thrown like a football? The answer is that these penguins have evolved in two very different ways. The Emperor penguin on the top lives in a cold environment and needed to evolve to live in extreme c...
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