Biomes

These two abiotic factors determine the type of biome.

• temperature

• precipitation

• atmosphere air

• soil quality

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

This forested biome has a temperature range of -65° F to 70°F (-54 to 21° C), with precipitation amounts of 12 - 33 inches (30 - 84 cm), which falls mostly as rain in the short summer.

• taiga

• tundra

• grassland

• rainforest

What biome is represented in the map?

• tundra

• taiga

• rainforest

• savanna

What biome is represented in the map?

• tundra

• taiga

• deciduous forest

• grasslands

What biome is represented in the map?

• boreal forest

• taiga

• temperate deciduous forest

• temperate rainforest

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

What biomes is represented in the map?

• savanna

• grasslands

• tundra

• tropical rainforest

What biome is represented in this map?

• savanna

• temperate grasslands

• taiga

• temperate deciduous forest

What biomes is represented in the map?

• tundra

• temperate grassland

• temperate rainforest

• savanna

This biome has permanently frozen ground (permafrost). The temperature ranges from an average of -34° C (-30° F) to 12°C (54° F). The precipitation is low 15 to 25 cm (6 to 10 inches), which is why it is sometimes considered a cold desert.

• taiga

• tundra

• tropical tundra

• grassland

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

This forested biome has very large biodiversity and has no seasons. The temperature averages around 68 °F (20 °C) to 93 °F (34 °C). Humidity is high, as is rainfall with an average precipitation amount of over 250cm (100in) per year.

• temperate rainforest

• temperate deciduous forest

• tropical rainforest

• taiga