6.2 Biomes

Canopy

A dense covering of tall trees in the rain forest that reaches heights of 50 to 80 meters above the ground

Boreal forest

Canada, Alaska, Russia, forest in cooler, drier regions

Temperate forest

Europe, E Asia, E US, broad leafed deciduous tress...rain spread evenly throughout the year.

Why are polar ice caps not considered a biome?

They do not have a typical assortment of plants and animals, and much of the life does not live on land, but in the water.

Savanna

africa, south america, australia, india, less rain than tropical dry forest, but more rain than deserts

carniore

an animal that kills and eats other animals.

Tropical rain forest

asia, africa, south america, year round warm temps and at least 2 meters of rain per year.

hibernation

deep, sleeplike state that an animal enters for most of the winter

desert

driest biome on earth. under 25 centimeters of rain...hot during the day col at night.... Sahara, Namib deserts of africa, arizona, mexico,

Temperate rain forest

heavy rainfall, moderate temperatures, Pacific northwest

chaparral

mild wet winters and warm dry summers, Mediterranean Sea area in Europe and Africa

tundra

nearly as dry as a desert, in high latitudes and along the northern edges of Alaska, Canada

permafrost

permanently frozen soil

epiphyte

plants that grow on other plants instead of in soil

temperate grassland

prairies, central and midwestern US, seasonal precipitation, not enough rain to support large trees

understory

shorter trees and plants that are part f the rainfrest canpy

Three adaptations among animals in the polar caps.

thick fur or blubber, fish have antifreeze proteins that prevent their blood from freezing/.

emergent layer

top layer of the rainforest canopy, made up o the tallest trees.

deciduous

trees lose their leaves and stop photosynthesis during part of the year.

coniferous

trees that produce seed bearing cones

estivation

when conditions are dry, some animals enter a deep, sleeplike period of dormancy

Tropical dry forest.

year round warm temps, rainfall is seasonal, wet and dry seasons each span about half a year. n america, central america, south america, and se asia