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Students are to model a biome. The model should include appropriate living and non-living organisms present. The model should include an appropriate description of the biome including the climate, what living and non-living organisms are present, how the living organisms meet their needs for survival, and an example of a food chain or web that exists in this environment. Students will need to state the common name of a plant, animal, fungi, and protist of the biome. Students will also have to describe the interconnected relationships of the species of their choice. Key Points: that energy driving the ecosystem comes from the sun the web of life is continually dying and feeding other sections of the biome that diversity assures resilience.