Biomes lesson

Biomes and Environments

Types of Biomes

● Tropical rainforest
● Deciduous forest
● Tundra
● Desert
● Aquatic
● Grassland

Tropical Rainforest

Climate: lots of rainfall throughout the year,

hot and wet all year round

Temperatures: 68oF to 77oF

Locations: near the equator; central america

and south America

Animals: sloth, gorillas, monkeys, jaguars,

macaw, poison dart frog

Vegetation: orchid, cacao, passion flowers,

trees

Multiple Choice

What is the climate like in the Tropical rainforest?

• Hot and dry

• Hot and rainy

• cold and dry

• cold and rainy

Multiple Choice

What animals do you find in the tropical forest?

• sloth, gorillas, monkeys, jaguars, macaw, poison dart frog

• musk ox, Arctic hare, polar bear

• insects, frogs, snakes, rats,

• fish, marine mammals, crustaceans

Climate: warm and cold air with cold winters and

hot, wet summers

Temperatures: 50oF to 85oF

Locations: Eastern North America, Western

Europe, South America

Animals: insects, frogs, snakes, rats,

Vegetation: mosses, ferns, wildflowers, shrubs

and small trees

Deciduous forests

Multiple Choice

What animals do you find in the deciduous forest?

• sloth, gorillas, monkeys, jaguars, macaw, poison dart frog

• musk ox, Arctic hare, polar bear

• insects, frogs, snakes, rats,

• fish, marine mammals, crustaceans

Climate: long cold winter with little snow and

short dry, cool summers

Temperatures: -126oF to 50oF

Locations: Alaska, Canada, Russia, Greenland,

Iceland, and Scandinavia, as well as sub-Antarctic

islands.

Animals: musk ox, Arctic hare, polar bear

Vegetation: Mosses, shrubs and lichens

Tundra

Multiple Select

Where would you find Tundras?

• Alaska

  
  

• Ocean

• Canada

• Asia

Multiple Choice

What animals do you find in the tundra?

• sloth, gorillas, monkeys, jaguars, macaw, poison dart frog

• musk ox, Arctic hare, polar bear

• insects, frogs, snakes, rats,

• fish, marine mammals, crustaceans

Climate: hot and dry with little rainfall

Temperatures: during the day 109°F and 115°F

Locations: Every continent

Animals: snakes, scorpions, camel, tortoise, oryx

Vegetation: cactus, agave, brittlebush

Desert

Multiple Choice

What is the climate like in the desert?

• Hot and dry

• Hot and rainy

• cold and dry

• cold and rainy

Multiple Choice

What animals do you find in the Desert?

• sloth, gorillas, monkeys, jaguars, macaw, poison dart frog

• musk ox, Arctic hare, polar bear

• snakes, scorpions, camel, tortoise, oryx

• fish, marine mammals, crustaceans

Climate: varying on location from freezing to

neutral

Temperatures: depends on location between 39oF

and 71oF

Locations: oceans, lakes, ponds, rivers

Animals: fish, marine mammals, crustaceans

Vegetation: seagrass, kelp

​Aquatic

Multiple Choice

Where would you find Aquatic biomes?

• Alaska

  
  

• Ocean

• Canada

• Asia

Multiple Choice

What animals do you find in the aquatic?

• sloth, gorillas, monkeys, jaguars, macaw, poison dart frog

• musk ox, Arctic hare, polar bear

• insects, frogs, snakes, rats,

• fish, marine mammals, crustaceans

Climate: hot and dry in the summer with some

rainfall

Temperatures: 40° to 60°

Locations: North America, Europe, Asia

Animals: bison, cheetahs, lions, raccoons

Vegetation: grasses, rushes, herbs

Grasslands

Multiple Choice

What animals do you find in the grasslands?

• sloth, gorillas, monkeys, jaguars, macaw, poison dart frog

• musk ox, Arctic hare, polar bear

• bison, cheetahs, lions, raccoons

• fish, marine mammals, crustaceans

Multiple Select

Which of the following are abiotic things?

• Rocks

• Bear

• Sand

• Fish

• Sunlight

EXIT TICKET

1. WHICH OF THESE FOUR

TYPES OF ENVIRONMENT

WOULD YOU LIVE IN?

WHY?

2. WHICH WOULD YOU

NOT LIVE IN? WHY?

Open Ended

1. WHICH OF THESE FOUR TYPES OF ENVIRONMENT WOULD YOU LIVE IN? WHY? 

Open Ended

2. WHICH WOULD YOU NOT LIVE IN? WHY?