Heather Barbuto

Max Orbit asks questions about the world and searches for answers. The climate, animals, and plant life vary greatly in the different parts of the world. Students explore how wildlife and the environment work together in harmony.

By viewing the program and engaging in activities, viewers will learn to identify and locate the seven major biomes found on earth and how they interact with each other. Students will come to understand how a minor change in the ecosystem can affect an entire biome.

An ecosystem is a community of living organisms in conjunction with the nonliving components of their environment, interacting as a system. These biotic and abiotic components are linked together through nutrient cycles and energy flows. Energy enters the system through photosynthesis and is incorporated into plant tissue. By feeding on plants and on one-another, animals play an important role in the movement of matter and energy through the system. They also influence the quantity of plant and