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Biomes
What are Biomes
What are Biomes
✦ Biome is one of Earth’s major land ecosystems
✦ This has its own characteristic
✦ animals
✦ plants
✦ soil
What are Biomes
✦ Biome is one of Earth’s major land ecosystems
✦ This has its own characteristic
✦ animals
✦ plants
✦ soil
✦ Climate is the average weather pattern for a region
Six Major Land Biomes
Six Major Land Biomes
✦ 1. Desert
Six Major Land Biomes
✦ 1. Desert
✦ 2. Tundra
Six Major Land Biomes
✦ 1. Desert
✦ 2. Tundra
✦ 3. Taiga
Six Major Land Biomes
✦ 1. Desert
✦ 2. Tundra
✦ 3. Taiga
✦ 4. Rain Forest
Six Major Land Biomes
✦ 1. Desert
✦ 2. Tundra
✦ 3. Taiga
✦ 4. Rain Forest
✦ 5. Deciduous Forest
Six Major Land Biomes
✦ 1. Desert
✦ 2. Tundra
✦ 3. Taiga
✦ 4. Rain Forest
✦ 5. Deciduous Forest
✦ 6. Grassland
Desert
Desert
✦ Sandy or Rocky biome with little participation and plant life
Desert
✦ Sandy or Rocky biome with little participation and plant life
✦ Plants and animals need special adaptions to survive in dry desert
Desert
✦ Sandy or Rocky biome with little participation and plant life
✦ Plants and animals need special adaptions to survive in dry desert
✦ Most animals are active at night
Tundra
Tundra
✦ Large treeless biome where ground is frozen all year
Tundra
✦ Large treeless biome where ground is frozen all year
✦ Permafrost or permanently frozen soil
Tundra
✦ Large treeless biome where ground is frozen all year
✦ Permafrost or permanently frozen soil
✦ Very few animals live in this area
Taiga
Taiga
✦ Worlds largest biome is the Taiga
Taiga
✦ Worlds largest biome is the Taiga
✦ Cool forest with conifer trees
Taiga
✦ Worlds largest biome is the Taiga
✦ Cool forest with conifer trees
✦ Temps are cold but not as cold as tundra
Taiga
✦ Worlds largest biome is the Taiga
✦ Cool forest with conifer trees
✦ Temps are cold but not as cold as tundra
✦ Taiga is able to support pine firs, spruces and other conifer trees
Tropical Rain Forest
Tropical Rain Forest✦ Tropical Rainforest
✦ Hot humid biome near the equator
✦ Heavy rainfall
✦ 4 Layers
✦ Forest Floor
✦ Understory
✦ Canopy
✦ Emergent Layer
Temperate Rain Forest
Temperate Rain Forest
✦ Has a lot of Rain and Fog
Temperate Rain Forest
✦ Has a lot of Rain and Fog
✦ Cool Climate
Temperate Rain Forest
✦ Has a lot of Rain and Fog
✦ Cool Climate
✦ Has mild winters and cool summers
Temperate Rain Forest
✦ Has a lot of Rain and Fog
✦ Cool Climate
✦ Has mild winters and cool summers
✦ Dominated by large evergreen and Epiphytes Trees
Deciduous Forest
Deciduous Forest
✦ Has 4 distinct seasons
Deciduous Forest
✦ Has 4 distinct seasons
✦ Has Deciduous trees in it
Deciduous Forest
✦ Has 4 distinct seasons
✦ Has Deciduous trees in it
✦ Our area has Deciduous type forests