6.1 Enviromental science
As you travel from the North Pole toward the equator, you would expect to see
tundra, then grasslands, then tropical rain forests.
Vegetation in biomes where is scarce consists predominantly of short trees, shrubs, and grasses.
precipitation.
Biomes with higher temperatures and less precipitation tend to have
shorter and denser vegetation
Biomes are classified and often named according to their which determines which other organisms that can live there
species
Biomes found up to 30 degrees north or south of the equator are often
altitude
The distance north or south of the equator, as measured in degrees, is called
altitude
Biomes
exist in limited regions of the world.
Plants in a particular biome have ?that help them to survive in that biome
temperate
The main factor that determines what type of plants grow in a biome is
temperature & precipitation
The climate of a biome is determined mostly by average and precipitation
temperature.