Biomes
Temperate Rainforest description
mild in temperatures, lots of big trees and animals, gets a little bit if snow.
Boreal Forest (Taiga) description
Pine Trees, Very cold winters
Grassland climate
25-120 cm rain per year, savanna gets more
tropical rainforest animals and plants
monkeys, birds, snakes
polar bear, arctic fox
Tropical Rainforest description
rain, humid, hot, lots of plants and animals, more diversity.
Tundra description
cold, like a desert but cold
Temperate (Deciduous) Forest climate
50 cm of rain per year, big temperate changes
Desert animals and plants
lizards, cacti, insects
what is a biome
a group of terrestrial ecosystems with similar climate and organisms
Desert description
hot, dry, sandy, not a lot of plants/animals
Temperate Rainforest climate
A bit less rain than tropical rainforest
Boreal Forest (Tiaga) climate
very cold winters and rainy summers
grassland animals and plants
giraffes, elephants, bison, zebra, lions
What are the 8 biomes we covered
Tropical Rainforest
Temperate Forests
Temperate deciduous forests
chaparral
Grasslands
desert
tundra
Boreal Forests
Grasslands description
praine, grass, chapparal, savana.
Tropical Rainforest climate
400 cm of rain per year, humid
Tundra climate
15-25 cm of rain per year.
temperate (deciduous) forest animals and plants
wolves, frogs, turtles, salamanders, deer, foxes.
WHat are the 3 types of grasslands
Praire, Chaparral, savanna
Temperate (deciduous) Forest description
Trees lose leaves, warm summers, cool winters
Deserts climate
less than 25 cm of rain per year
temperate rainforest animals and plants
moose, dear, tall trees
Boreal Forest animals and plants
moose, wolves, bears, hares