area with a distinctive climate and organisms

biome

Almost no precipitation

desert

forests found along the northwest coast of

North AmericaTemperate rainforest

grasslands of West Africa

Savanna/tropical grasslands

temperate grasslands

Prairie

has animals that migrate, burrow, or grow white fur to survive the

winters

taiga

dry, treeless lands north of the Arctic Circle

tundra

located primarily in coastal areas

Temperate rainforest

determines the plants that live in an area

climate

Algae lives inside these animals, has calcium carbonate shell

coral

Chemoautotrophs are the base of the foodweb

Hydrothermal vents

Cacti, succulent plants

desert

has most nutrients in the plants, not the soil, very poor soils

Tropical rainforest

Very wet, grasses, alligators, frogs, snakes

Wetlands/marshes

Sea turtles, clownfish, sea anemone

Coral reefs

Very wet, trees, alligators, frogs, snakes

Wetlands/swamps

Snowy owl, Arctic fox, polar bear

tundra

Giant tube worms

Hydrothermal vents

Cool and wet, sitka spruce, mosses

Temperate rainforest

Large temperature differences from day to night

desert

Maple, birch, oak, shrubs, ferns

Temperate Deciduous Forest

Barnacles, mussels, crabs

Intertidal

Lions, giraffes, hyenas

Savanna/tropical grassland

Biome of New York

Temperate Deciduous Forest

Regular wildfires

Chaparral/scrub/

grasslands

Monkeys, harpy eagles, sloths, toucans

Tropical rainforest

Soil is thin & acidic

Taiga

Lichens, mosses

tundra

Located across N Hemisphere, just below Arctic Circle

Taiga