Characteristics of Terrestrial Ecosystems

Tropical Rain Forest Plants

• acacia trees, baobob trees, scutch grass

• sloth, capybara, scarlet macaw, poison dart frog

• buffalo grass, bluestem grass, stinging nettle

• cacao, rubber tree, kapok tree, coffee, banana

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Deciduous Forest Plants

• maple tree, oak tree, birch tree

• acacia trees, baobob trees, scutch grass

• deer, squirrel, black bear

• hemlock, white spruce, jack pine

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Deciduous Forest Animals

• moose, lynx, reindeer

• maple tree, oak tree, birch tree

• deer, squirrel, black bear

• prairie dog, bison, coyote

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Taiga Plants

• maple tree, oak tree, birch tree

• deer, squirrel, black bear

• hemlock, white spruce, jack pine

• moose, lynx, reindeer

African Grasslands (Savannah) Animals

• acacia trees, baobob trees, scutch grass

• sloth, capybara, scarlet macaw, poison dart frog

• buffalo grass, bluestem grass, stinging nettle

• elephant, zebra, wildebeest, giraffe, lion

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

American Grasslands (Prairie) Plants

• acacia trees, baobob trees, scutch grass

• elephant, zebra, wildebeest, giraffe, lion

• buffalo grass, bluestem grass, stinging nettle

• prairie dog, bison, coyote

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Tropical Rain Forest Animals

• cacao, rubber tree, kapok tree, coffee, banana

• elephant, zebra, wildebeest, giraffe, lion

• sloth, capybara, scarlet macaw, poison dart frog

• buffalo grass, bluestem grass, stinging nettle

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

American Grasslands (Prairie) Animals

• buffalo grass, bluestem grass, stinging nettle

• elephant, zebra, wildebeest, giraffe, lion

• acacia trees, baobob trees, scutch grass

• prairie dog, bison, coyote

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Taiga Animals

• moose, lynx, reindeer

• deer, squirrel, black bear

• hemlock, white spruce, jack pine

• maple tree, oak tree, birch tree

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

African Grasslands (Savannah) Plants

• elephant, zebra, wildebeest, giraffe, lion

• acacia trees, baobob trees, scutch grass

• buffalo grass, bluestem grass, stinging nettle

• prairie dog, bison, coyote

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4