Strand B: Habitats and Communities

Learn about the location, plants, animals, human impacts and conservation of tropical rainforest biome.

Learn about the location, plants, animals, human impacts and conservation of the savanna biome.

Learn about the location, plants, animals, human impacts and conservation of the desert biome.

Learn about the location, plants, animals, human impacts and conservation of the boreal forest/Taiga biome and meet Anne-Claude Pépin who is a fire management technician.

Learn about the location, plants, animals, human impacts and conservation of the arctic tundra biome.

Different members of a species can have different traits. You can see this in a species found at your local pet store - guppies!

Scientists have accumulated so much evidence in the theory of evolution that it is one of the most widely-accepted theories in science.

Oceans absorb the greatest amount of solar radiation on Earth. Ocean warming can lead to glaciers melting and ocean acidification.

Rainbows are beautiful examples of optics in nature. We see them thanks to the reflection and refraction of visible light and water.

9 images of plants in some large naturally occuring habitats called biomes such as tundra, grasslands and boreal forests

6 images of some mammals classified as primates such as monkeys, apes and humans and characterized by nails on their hands and feet

14 images of warm-blooded vertebrate animals such as cats, polar bears and wolves that eat meat and other animal tissue

15 images of some warm-blooded vertebrate animals such as cows, deer and giraffes that eat plant vegetation