Biome

A biome is......

• An area of earth only found in the United States.

• A community of living things.

• A large region of earth with a certain type of climate

• Like a snow globe that you shake and can see different types of animals.

The roots and plants in this biome grow below the water.

• Heathland

• Wetland

• Rainforest

• Alpine

This biome gets very little rainfall and is very sandy with some rocks.

• Desert

• Alpine

• Rainforest

• Costal

In this biome, there are many types of trees that lose their leaves each autumn.

• Desert

• Wet forest

• Deciduous Forest

• Dry forest

This biome in Africa is warm all year and has shrubs and grass and a few trees.

• Grasslands

• Savanna

• Heathlands

• Amazon

This large eco system has its own type of climate, trees, animals and soil.

• Ecosystem

• Biome

This biome is made up mainly of grasses.

• Rainforest

• Savana

• Heathland

• Grassland

In every biome, plants and animals make _______________ to survive in their environment.

There are more plant and animal species in this biome than any others.

• Desert

• Heathlands

• Tropical Rainforest

• Wetlands

True of False?

Animals that live in the desert have adapted to live with little water since the desert gets little rainfall.

• True

• False