Very cold year round, little to no vegetation because of permafrost
What is the Tundra?
Describe the desert.
Hot, dry, sandy, little vegetation
List animals in the tropical rain forest.
Monkeys, tigers, toucan, jaguars
List plants found in the grassland.
Tall wild grass, accia trees
Where is the tundra located?
North Pole
Lots of vegetation, home to the worlds most exotic animals, plentiful rain, and acidic soil
What is the tropical rain forest?
Describe the tundra.
Cold, dry, icy, permafrost
List animals in the grasslands.
Lions, zebras, coyote
List plants found in the tundra.
Little plant life - Arctic Moss
Where is the taiga located?
Eurasia and North America
This biome has 3 parts: the prairie, the chaparral, and the savanna
What is the grassland?
Describe the tropical rain forest.
Humid, little sunlight reaches forest floor, high temperatures year round
List animals in the tundra.
Reindeer, arctic fox, snowy owl
List plants found in the desert.
Cactus, Aloe vera
Where is the temperate deciduous forest located?
Eastern half of the United States, Canada, Europe, parts of Russia, China, and Japan.
Driest, hottest biome in the world, very sandy, very little vegetation, and home to the cactus
What is desert?
Describe the grassland.
List animals in the temperate deciduous forest.
Deer, cow, owl, woodpecker
List plants found in the tropical rain forest.
Ferns, banana tree
Where is the desert located?
North American, Southern Asian, South and Central America, Africa, Australia
Wide range of temperatures, has 4 seasons, and the soil is rich
What is the temperate deciduous forest?
Describe the 3 types of water biomes.
Saltwater: salty, covers a large part of the earth, ex. Great Barrier Reef
Estuary: combination of the two
Freshwater: rivers, streams, ex. Amazon River
List animals in the ocean.
Sharks, dolphin, jellyfish
List plants found in the taiga.
Evergreens, moss
Where is the temperate rain forest located?
North America