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Land Biomes of the World
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Biomes
• Biomes‐ geographical areas that have similar climates and ecosystems. Biomes contain one or more ecosystems
Tundra
• Found in latitudes around the North Pole
• Precipitation: 30‐50 cm Temperature: Summer 12°C
Winter ‐26°C
• Soil is very poor• Permafrost‐ layer of permanently frozen soil.
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Tundra
• Known as:
“The Land of the Midnight Sun”
• Winter lasts 6 to 9 months with no daylight
• Summer is short and cold with 24 hours of sunlight a day
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Tundra
Lichens
True Mosses
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Tundra
Grasses
Small Shrubs and flowers
Animals of the Tundra
Snowy owl Arctic Hare Lemming
CaribouMusk Oxen
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Coniferous Forest or Taiga
• Worlds largest land biome
• Precipitation: 35‐75 cm Temperature: Summer 14°C
Winter ‐10°C
• Cone bearing plants• Needle‐like leaves conservewater and allow trees not tohave snow build up onbranches.
Plants of the Coniferous Forest
Fir tree
Spruce tree
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Animals of the Coniferous Forest
Black Bear
Lynx
Moose
Badger
Temperate Deciduous Forest
• Precipitation: 75‐125 cm Temperature: Summer 28°C
Winter 6°C
• Deciduous comes from the Latin word “to fall off”
• Trees change color in changing of the seasons
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Temperate Deciduous Forest
• Trees lose leaves in order to conserve water
• Leaf liter makes the soil fairly rich with nutrients.
Plants of the Temperate Deciduous Forest
Wild Flowers
Oak Tree
Maple Tree
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Animals of the Temperate Deciduous Forest
Bird‐(Bald Eagle)
Mouse
Snake
Leopard Frog
Tropical Rain Forest
• Located near the equator
• Precipitation: Up to 400 cm
• Temperature: Stays consistently warm/hot year round
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Tropical Rain Forest
• Soil is poor and acidic
• Most plants have shallow roots
• Biome that has the most biological diversity
Plants of the Tropical Rain Forest
Mahogany Tree
Giant ferns
Orchids
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Animals of the Tropical Rain Forest
Jaguar
Butterfly
Toucan
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Grasslands• Consists of Plains, steppes, savannas, pampas
• “Breadbasket of the world” found on every continent
• Precipitation: 25‐75 cm
• Temperature: Summer‐ 30°C Winter‐ 0°C
Grasslands
• Grasslands are known by many names.
• U.S.A. – Prairie or Plains
• Asia – Steppe
• South America – Pampas
• Africa –Veldt or Savanna
• Australia ‐ Savanna
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Temperate Grasslands
• No trees grow in the temperate grassland.
• Fires prevent slow growing plants from getting too big
• Many consist of small, seed eating mammals, and some large herbivores
Savanna
• Precipitation: 150 cm Temperature: Dry Season 34°C
Wet Season 16°C
• Can have scattered clumps of trees
• Large herbivores inhabit the savanna
• Giraffes, zebras, gazelles, and wildebeests
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More Animals of the Savanna
Deserts• Temperatures are extremely hot during the day and very cold at night.
• Biome that receives the least annual rainfall per year.
• Plants have deep or long spread out roots to reach water
• Plants grow far apart to reduce competition
• Animals are adapted to survive extremely dry weather (ex: large ears, recycle water)
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DesertLizards
cactus
fox
snake
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