Biomes

Most of the nutrients in a tropical rain forest are found in plants so, 

• the rain forest soil is very rich.
• there are few animals in the rain forest.
• the rainforest soil is poor in nutrients
• there are few plants in the rainforest.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

Found above the tree line of mountains

• polar tundra
• alpine tundra
• taiga
• desert

Has permafrost; in the Arctic or Antarctic

• alpine tundra
• savanna
• desert
• polar tundra

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Has clumps of trees and seasonal rains

• temperate deciduous forest
• coniferous forest
• savanna
• temperate grassland

Has many trees that do not change much seasonally

• desert
• coniferous forest
• temperate deciduous forest
• savanna

Has many trees that lose all their leaves to save water

• coniferous forest
• tundra
• temperate grassland
• temperate deciduous forest

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

Has organisms with special adaptations to a hot, dry climate

• desert
• savanna
• tundra
• taiga

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Is a wetland that has trees and is often found in low-lying areas

• coral reef
• swamp
• marsh
• estuary

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Is made of skeletons of small animals

• Sargasso sea
• marsh
• coral reef
• polar ice

Includes mudflats, sandy beaches, and rocky shores

• coral reef
• intertidal area
• Sargasso Sea
• polar ice

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4