Precipitation
200 to 225 cm precipitation in a year
What is the amount of precipitation in the tropical rainforest?
Hot and humid all year
What are the seasons in the tropical rainforest?
lizards, camels, and scorpions
What animals are found in the desert?
has a top layer of the trees called emergents, high biodiversity
what is the plant life in the tropical rainforest like?
between -30°C to 30°C
What is the temperature range in the deciduous forest?
very little rainfall
What is precipitation in the desert?
consistent heat and cold cycles all year
What are the seasons in the desert?
monkeys, sloths, and snakes
What are animals found in the tropical rainforest?
nutrient poor sand and gravel, plants like cacti
What are the soil and plants like in the desert?
Very hot during the day and cold at night
What is the desert?
50-95 cm of precipitation a year
What is precipitation in grasslands?
Cold winters and warm summers with savannahs having wet and dry seasons
What are seasons in grasslands?
Snowy owls, snow hares; moose
What are the animals of the tundra and taiga?
open, flat areas with mostly grass
What are the plants in the grassland?
-40°C to 10°C, neighboring biome is -5°C to 21°C
What are tundra and taiga?
15-25 cm per year; 30-50 cm per year
What is the amount of precipitation in the tundra? What is the amount of precipitation in the taiga?
Has a wide range of temperature with 4 seasons
What is deciduous forest?
fleas, bison, ferrets
What are animals found in grasslands?
low growing plants and permafrost; coniferous, evergreen trees
What are plants in the tundra? What are plants in the taiga?
temperature consistent around 25°C, hot and humid
What is the climate of the tropical rainforest?
Has 75-100 cm precipitation a year
What is the deciduous forest?
long, dark, and cold winters; short warm summers, cold dry winters
Dear, bears, small mammals, and cardinals
What are the animals in the deciduous forest?
soil is rich in nutrients with layers of vegetation
What is the deciduous forest?
-20°C to 30°C
What is the temperature range in grasslands?