Terrestrial BiomesTerrestrial Biomes

Honors BiologyHonors Biology

PolarPolar Where Located: N. & S. Poles, Where Located: N. & S. Poles,

AntarticaAntartica

Temperature/Rainfall: < 10 cmTemperature/Rainfall: < 10 cm

Unique Fact: Earth’s coldest Unique Fact: Earth’s coldest extreme, Antarctica is coldest (land extreme, Antarctica is coldest (land mass)mass)

PolarPolar Types of Plants:Types of Plants: MossesMosses LichensLichens

Types of Animals:Types of Animals: Polar bear, gulls Polar bear, gulls

(N.Pole)(N.Pole) Penguins, whales Penguins, whales

(S. Pole)(S. Pole)

TundraTundra

Where Located: N. Canada, RussiaWhere Located: N. Canada, Russia

Temperature/Rainfall: < 25 cmTemperature/Rainfall: < 25 cm

Unique Fact: Layer called Unique Fact: Layer called PERMAFROST(500 m thick), No PERMAFROST(500 m thick), No treestrees

TundraTundra

Types of Plants:Types of Plants: MossesMosses LichensLichens WildflowersWildflowers shrubsshrubs

Types of Animals:Types of Animals: CaribouCaribou WolvesWolves BearsBears geesegeese

TundraTundra

Taiga/Coniferous ForestTaiga/Coniferous Forest

Where Located: Canada, RussiaWhere Located: Canada, Russia

Temperature/Rainfall: 50 cmTemperature/Rainfall: 50 cm

Unique Fact: Needle-leaved trees Unique Fact: Needle-leaved trees w/conesw/cones

TaigaTaiga

Types of Plants:Types of Plants: SpruceSpruce FirFir PinePine

Types of Animals:Types of Animals: ElkElk MooseMoose WolverineWolverine LynxLynx

TaigaTaiga

Coniferous ForestConiferous Forest

Grassland/SavannaGrassland/Savanna

Where Located: Central US Where Located: Central US (Prairies), S.America (Pampas), (Prairies), S.America (Pampas), Africa (Savanna, Veldt)Africa (Savanna, Veldt)

Temperature/Rainfall: 100 cmTemperature/Rainfall: 100 cm

Unique Fact: Largest land biome Unique Fact: Largest land biome (1/4 of land surface), transition (1/4 of land surface), transition betw desert & rain forestbetw desert & rain forest

Grassland/SavannaGrassland/Savanna

Types of Plants:Types of Plants: GrassesGrasses WildflowersWildflowers

Types of Animals:Types of Animals: ZebraZebra ElephantsElephants Prairie DogsPrairie Dogs BisonBison

SavannaSavanna

GrasslandGrassland

Deciduous Deciduous Forest/TemperateForest/Temperate

Where Located: Eastern US, Where Located: Eastern US, EuropeEurope

Temperature/Rainfall: 75-250 cmTemperature/Rainfall: 75-250 cm

Unique Fact: Trees lose leaves in Unique Fact: Trees lose leaves in fallfall

Deciduous ForestDeciduous Forest

Types of Plants:Types of Plants: OaksOaks WillowsWillows HickoryHickory SycamoreSycamore

Types of Animals:Types of Animals: SquirrelSquirrel FoxFox BirdsBirds ReptilesReptiles

Deciduous ForestDeciduous Forest

DesertDesert

Where Located: N. Africa, SW US, Where Located: N. Africa, SW US, Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia

Temperature/Rainfall: < 25 cmTemperature/Rainfall: < 25 cm

Unique Fact: Plant adaptations-Unique Fact: Plant adaptations-deep tap roots, store water ; Animal deep tap roots, store water ; Animal adaptations- glycerol as antifreeze, adaptations- glycerol as antifreeze, burrowburrow

DesertDesert

Types of Plants:Types of Plants: Saguaro CactusSaguaro Cactus Joshua TreeJoshua Tree

Types of Animals:Types of Animals: ReptilesReptiles RoadrunnerRoadrunner Jack RabbitJack Rabbit

DesertDesert

Tropical Rain ForestTropical Rain Forest

Where Located: Brazil (largest), S. Where Located: Brazil (largest), S. AsiaAsia

Temperature/Rainfall: 300 cmTemperature/Rainfall: 300 cm

Unique Fact: 3 layers- canopy, Unique Fact: 3 layers- canopy, understory, forest floor, home to understory, forest floor, home to more spp than any other biome, soil more spp than any other biome, soil not nutrient-richnot nutrient-rich

Tropical Rain ForestTropical Rain Forest

Types of Plants:Types of Plants: Rubber treeRubber tree OrchidsOrchids Vanilla plantsVanilla plants Banana treesBanana trees

Types of Animals:Types of Animals: MonkeysMonkeys MacawsMacaws InsectsInsects Leopard/catsLeopard/cats

Rain ForestRain Forest

Biome QuizBiome Quiz

This biome is also known as the This biome is also known as the “treeless biome”?“treeless biome”?

Plants & animals must adapt to Plants & animals must adapt to extreme heat & cold in this biome?extreme heat & cold in this biome?

This biome contains mainly trees This biome contains mainly trees with needle leaves & cones?with needle leaves & cones?

This biome contains more species This biome contains more species than any other?than any other?

Biome QuizBiome Quiz

This biome is typically a transition This biome is typically a transition between rain forest & desert?between rain forest & desert?

The Earth’s coldest extreme?The Earth’s coldest extreme? This biome receives less than 25 This biome receives less than 25

cm of rain annually?cm of rain annually?