biomes

By: María Belén Carrillo

BIOMES

Large place

With a certain climate

Plants and animals

Suited to that climate

There are different kinds of Biomes, depending on the weather.

They are: TUNDRA

TAIGA FOREST

GRASSLAND DESERT

TYPES OF BIOMES

Frozen

Grassland

Little rain -

snow

Polar Bears

Artic Hares LemmingsArtic Foxes

TAIGA

Large Forest with a warmer climate than Tundra.

Short summers and long winters. Many Trees (evergreens) Elk – Moose – Bears - Birds

DESERT

The driest Biomes.

No rain – or little precipitation per year.

Desert plants and animals with adaptations for living there.

Cactus

Camels

GRASSLANDS

Dry biomes with

more ra

in that

deserts

Home to

grazing anim

als

Cover one third of the United States

Bison, antilopes

and kangaroos.

Two seasons:

wet / dry

FORESTS

Biomes with

many trees

growing together

Temperature /

rainfall determ

ine

them

Rainforest: more

than 80 – 200

inches of rain

More kinds of

plants and

animals than

any other biome

on EarthInsects – birds – frogs – snakes - monkeys

AQUATIC BIOMESFreshwaterSaltwater

Oceans of the worldLAKES – PONDS – RIVERS - STREAMS

Plants need sunlight for photosynthesis Little or no salt

Home to many kind of creatures

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