Land Biomes L1

tree or shrub that produces cones

• deciduous

• conifer

A _ is a region of Earth where the climate determines the types of plants that live there.

• climate

• region

• biome

• ecosystem

The types of organisms that can live in a biome depend on the biome's climate and other abiotic, _, factors.

• living

• nonliving

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

_ describes the long-term patterns of temperature and precipitation in a region.

• Climate

• Weather

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Other abiotic factors that characterize a biome include _, _, and _ that is available.

• animals

• soil type

• worms

• amount of sunlight

• amount of water

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

Each _ includes a specific community of organisms and their physical environment.

• biome

• climate

• ecosystem

There are _ major land biomes.

• 5

• 4

• 7

• 6

Identify three major biomes. (your choice)

_ has low average temperatures and very little precipitation.

• Taiga

• Tropical rainforest

• Deciduous forest

• Tundra

The ground in the tundra contains _, a thick layer of permanently frozen soil beneath the surface.

• ice

• snow

• permafrost