earth's biome

Tropical Rain forest• Location: Found near

equator

• Description: a forest of tall trees in a region of year-round warmth

• Plants: Epiphytes

• Animals: Most animals can be seen here

Savanna• Location : Found in the

tropic, near equator• Description: Rainy and

dry season, 25-150 in/yr. precipitation. Fire plays a large role in this ecosystem

• Plants: have thorns and sharp leaves.

• Animals: Contain the greatest number of grazing animals on Earth.

Lioness Elephant

Desert• Location: North & South

America, Africa, Middle East, Australia, and Asia

• Description: Extremely hot and dry (less than 10 inches of rain a year). Some deserts can be cold at night (40s or 50s)

• Plants: Cacti, small bushes, and short grasses

• Animals: Some animals never drink water. Many animals are nocturnal

Desert SnakeCamel

Temperate Grasslands• Location: every

continent except Antarctica

• Description: Grasslands are big open spaces. There are not many bushes in the grassland.

• Plants: Grasses• Animals: Many large

herds of grazing animals such as zebras or bison.

Bison Zebra

Temperate Deciduous forest• Location: mainly

found in the latitudes

• Description: forests is rich in soil; they have trees that lose their leaves.

• Plants: Deciduous• Animals: bald eagle,

deer, beaver, fox

Deer Bald eagle

Temperate Evergreen forest• Description: is

a forest consisting entirely or mainly of evergreen trees that retain green foliage all year round.

• Plants: Evergreens• Animals: Bears,

squirrel, owl etc.Bears

Squirrel

Taiga

BeaverMoose

• Location: Canada, Europe, Asia, and the United States

• Description: Also known as “Coniferous forests.” Have cold, long, snowy winters, and warm, humid summers

• Plants: Coniferous trees

• Animals: Moose, beavers etc.

Tundra

Arctic foxPolar bear

• Location: Regions south of the ice caps in the Arctic. North America, Europe, and Siberia.

• Description: Coldest biome and also covers 1/5 of the Earth’s surface.

• Plants: lichens, mosses, grasses, shrubs. Almost no trees.

• Animals: Polar bear, arctic fox. Some have grown thick fur which turns white in the winter.

Six Additional Biomes

POLAR ICECHAPARRAL

MOUNTAIN ZONE

TROPICAL MONSOON

FOREST

WARM MOIST

EVERGREEN FOREST

SEMI-DESERT

Polar Ice• Location: North

and South Pole

• Description: being high and low-altitude areas

• Animals: polar bear, walruses, penguins

Polar Bear Walrus

Mountain Zone• Location: All around

the world• Description: Like

winter. Cold, snowy, windy

• Plants: small perennial groundcover plants

• Animals: Warm blooded animals, some insects

Chaparral• Location: Primarily in

coastal areas with Mediterranean climates.

• Description: hot, dry summers, mild, wet winters. Slight variations in seasonal temperatures

• Plants: shrubs and small trees.

• Animals: Rabbit, wolf

Warm Moist Evergreen Forest

• Description: contains evergreen trees that retain green foliage all year round.

• Plants: Evergreen

• Animals: wild cats, most birds

Tropical Monsoon Forest• Description: frost-free

with temperatures high enough to support year-round plant growth given sufficient moisture.

• Plants: growth is seasonal. Trees shed their leaves in the dry season to overcome the long drought.

• Animals: Bengal TigerBengal Tiger

Semi-desert• Description: Semi-

desert and arid grasslands receive between 4 and 12 inches of rain per year

• Plants: Acacia

• Animals: Prairie dogs, squirrels

Armadillo Hyena

QUESTIONS

Musk ox enjoy munching on grass, leaves, moss, and lichen. They have dense fur that protects them from cold and rain. A musk ox can be found in Northern Canada and Greenland. In which biome do they live?

TUNDRAOR

FROZEN TUNDRA

The Hawk Owl feeds on mice, lemmings, squirrels, and other small mammals that may be hiding amongst pine needles, moss, and lichen. They build their nest in the hollow top of a coniferous tree stump or in an abandoned nest or woodpecker hole. The Hawk Owl can be found in Canada, extreme Northern USA, Northern Asia, and Scandinavia. In which Biome does a Hawk Owl live?

TAIGA

The Slow Loris spends its day curled up in a tight ball in the forest canopy. At night, the Slow Loris makes its way down to the ground feeding on insects, eggs, small exotic birds, and tropical fruit. The Slow Loris can be found in the hot and humid regions of South and Southeast Asia, Eastern India, Malaysia, Sumatra, Java, Borneo, and the Philippines. In which Biome does the Slow Loris call home?

TROPICAL RAINFOREST

Dequito, Angel Lynn G.Palapal, Ann Karmela S.

BS BIOLOGY III