Biomes and Biodiversity

Biome with plants and grasses, but no trees.

• grassland
• savannah
• taiga
• tundra

Biome with many scattered shrubs, tall grasses and small trees.

• Savannah
• Grassland
• Desert
• Taiga

Biome with many different species of cacti and reptiles and very little rainfall.

• Desert
• Temperate Rainforest
• Tropical Rainforest
• Tundra

A group of ecosystems with similar organisms and climates.

• desert
• deciduous
• canopy
• Biome

Cold, dry biome where the soil stays frozen the entire year. Very little precipitation.

• savannah
• taiga
• tundra
• desert

Forest biome with many different trees, mosses and ferns; most trees lose and regrow their leaves each year.

• temperate rainforest
• biome
• savannah
• boreal

Northern biome with many coniferous trees; very cold temperatures in the winter months.

• Taiga
• tundra
• desert
• temperate rain forest

Type of forest biome near the equator; receives a lot of rain; temperatures are warm all year.

• desert
• tropical rain forest
• arctic
• temperate rain forest

Type of tree that loses and regrows leaves each year.

• deciduous
• coniferous
• pine tree
• oak tree

this biome has rich, fertile soil and much of the crop production in the U.S. is from this biome

• Grasslands
• Tundra
• Desert
• Tropical Rainforest