Mrs. Henry - Science - Biomes
Tundra - Plants
no trees - plants low to the ground, mosses, shrubs, short grasses
Marine - Weather
provide rain through evaporation
Freshwater - Animals
trout, shrimp, plankton, crayfish, snail, worms, frogs, turtles
Taiga - Weather
very long, cold, dry winters and short, wet summers
Tundra - Animals
Arctic hare, snowy owl, ox, migratory birds, arctic fox, polar bears
Taiga - Location
Canada, Russia, Alaska
Taiga - Plants
Coniferous evergreens such as pines, cedars, firs, spruce trees
Deciduous Forest - Location
Eastern US, Europe, Canada, Japan, China, parts of Russia
Deciduous Forest - Weather
Four seasons - fall, winter, spring, summer wet climate
Grassland - Weather
Hot summer, cold winter not enough rain to grow tall treest
Freshwater - Location
Lakes, ponds, rivers, wetlands, streams - water with low salt concentration
Desert - Location
Middle East - Northern China - Mongolia
Tropical Rainforest - Animals
Monkeys, birds, ants, butterflies, mosquitos, sloths, jaguars, toucans, frogs, snakes
Grassland - Location
North America, Africa, Australia, South America between deserts and forests
Marine - Plants
Phytoplankton, algae, seaweed, marsh grasses
Tundra - Location
Surrounds the North Pole and Antarctica means "treeless plain"
Tropical Rainforest - Location
Two types - tropical or temperate. Tropical is near the equator and covers 6% of the Earth's surface
Tropical Rainforest - Weather
Very wet with 80-400 inches of rainfall; high humidity and warm
Tropical Rainforest - Plants
Vines, Orchards, Ferns, Broad-leaf trees
Deciduous Forest - Animals
black bear, mountain lion, hawk, rabbit, deer, racoon, fox
Desert - Plants
cacti, small shrubs, sage bush
Tundra - Weather
coldest and driest of all biomes
Taiga - Animals
grizzly bears, deer, moose, beaver, wolves, rabbit, elk
Deciduous Forest - Plants
hardwoods such as oaks, beeches, hickories, maples
Desert - Weather
hot during the day - over 100F degrees in the summer; cold during the night - below freezing in the winter; driest of all biomes
Grassland - Plants
lots of grass, purple needle grass, wild oaks, foxtails
Freshwater - Weather
moderate temperatures - seasonal variations
Marine - Location
oceans - largest biome covering more than 70% of the Earth's surface
Desert - Animals
snakes, insects, lizards, kangaroo rat, kit fox
Freshwater - Plants
water lilies, algae, duckweed, reeds
Marine - Animals
whales, sharks, octopus, clams, jellyfish, swordfish
Grassland - Animals
zebra, elephants, bison, rhinos, giraffes, kangaroos, prairie dog, coyotes
