Plants
Animals
Picture This Biome!
Name that Biome!
Freshwater
Saltwater
200
This biome has trees that lose their leaves every fall
Temperate Deciduous Forest
200
Horned Lizards, Snakes...
Desert
200
What is a temperate (deciduous) forest?
200
Extremely low annual temperatures result in permafrost which along with low rainfall prevents tree growth.
What is the tundra?
200
sunlight can reach the bottom of this small body of water
What is a pond?
200
made up of millions of marine filter feeders that make their own homes
What is a coral reef?
400
The plants in this biome need to store water
Desert
400
River Otter, Harbor Seal
Estuary, Freshwater
400
What is a Taiga?
400
Dominated by evergreen conifers (cone shaped trees)
What is the taiga?
400
the main filter of the aquatic biomes
What is a wetland?
400
The biome that is located where freshwater meets saltwater
What is an estuary?
600
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Freshwater
600
Elk, Bison, other grazing animals
Grassland
600
What is a savanna?
600
There are two types. Both types have a dry season and a wet season.
What are Grasslands?
600
large flowing freshwater biomes
What are rivers?
600
estuary water is often called this
What is brackish water?
800
Spruce, Pine, and Fur Trees
Taiga
800
Coyote, Bald Eagle, Black Bear
Temperate Deciduous Forest
800
What is a desert?
800
Oaks, maples, beeches, squirrels, deer, and bears are found in this biome.
What is a Temperate Deciduous Forest?
800
is 2.5% of all the water on the earth
What is freshwater?
800
is 97.5% of the total water on the Earth
What is saltwater?
1000
Purple needle grass, Buffalo grass, Wild Indigos
Grassland
1000
Lynx, Snowshoe Hare
Taiga and Tundra
1000
What is a tundra?
1000
This humid biome is located between the tropics and along the equator and is home to the most diverse plant and animal life of any biome.
What is a tropical rainforest?
1000
standing and flowing
What are the two types of freshwater ecosystems?
1000
saltwater biomes are also called this
What are marine biomes?