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.