Lesson 2What are land

biomes?

tropical rainforest

biome

near equator

more speciesthan any

other biome

warm & rainy all year

The tropical rainforest biome has more species than any

other biome.

deciduousforest biome

grow in cooler places

do not have huge amts.

of rain

trees lose leaves in

fall & winter

some animals

hibernate

maple & spruce

trees

Trees in deciduous (temperate) forests lose their leaves in fall to save food & water during the winter.

grasslandbiome

covered w/many types of

grasseslittle rain

few trees

taiga biome

most treeshave needle

leavescold & dry

keep their leaves

all year

animals have thick

fur

desert biome

receive <25 cm of rain or

snow each year

organisms have special adaptations

plants-large root systems

animals-restduring day

Cactus plants have large root systems that grow near the surface.

tundrabiome

very cold little rain

soil - frozenmost of year

taiga

• Cold

• Fairly dry

• Trees have needle leaves that they keep all year

tropical rainforest

• more species than any other biome

tundra

• very cold

• little rain

• soil – frozen most of year

desert

grasslands

• little rain

• few trees

• covered with tall grasses

tundra

deciduous forest

• trees lose their leaves in the winter

grasslands

desert

• receives less than 25 cm of rain or snow each year