Biome Basics
This abiotic factor, along with climate, helps determine a biome.
What is latitude?
This permanently frozen layer in the tundra prevents deep root growth.
What is permafrost?
This biome is defined by low rainfall and high evaporation
What is the desert?
This biome experiences all four seasons and has broadleaf deciduous trees
What is the temperate forest?
This is the most biologically diverse terrestrial biome.
What is the tropical rain forest?
This forest biome lies just south of the tundra and has long, cold, dry winters.
What is the taiga or boreal forest?
This biome has grasses and scattered trees and supports lions and giraffes.
What is the tropical savanna?
These grass-covered biomes go by names like prairie, pampas, and veldt.
What is temperate grassland?
These two land features are NOT classified as true biomes.
What are mountains and polar regions?
This hemisphere is the only place where tundra biomes are found.
What is the Northern Hemisphere?
This continent does not have a desert.
What is Europe?
This biome is maintained by fire, drought, and grazing.
What is the temperate grassland?
This feature is used to classify biomes, especially because it influences animal life.
What are plant characteristics?
The coldest recorded temperature, -89°C, was recorded on this landmass.
What is Antarctica?
This biome has dry winters, rainy summers, and resembles a temperate forest during the dry season.
What is the tropical seasonal forest?
This forest biome borders the Mediterranean and is home to evergreen shrubs.
What is the temperate woodland?