Mrs. Henry - Science - Biomes

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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


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