Biomes

group of ecosystems with similar climates and organisms

• biome

• climate

• tundra

• desert

the average annual temperature and amount of precipitation

• biome

• climate

• taiga

• alpine

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

an area that receives less than 25cm of rain per year

• tundra

• taiga

• alpine

• desert

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

forest in which large amounts of rain fall year-round

• alpine

• coniferous

• rain

• deciduous

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

tallest layer of the rain forest, receives the most sunlight, can reach up to 70m

• emergent layer

• canopy

• understory

• bottom

leafy roof up to 50m tall

• emergent layer

• canopy

• bottom

• understory

layer of shorter leafy trees and vines, around 15m high

• understory

• bottom

• canopy

• emergent layer

area populated mostly by grasses and other nonwoody plants

• savanna

• grassland

• forest

• desert

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

grassland located close to the equator, receives as much as 120cm of rain each year

• desert

• grassland

• prairie

• savanna

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

many trees in this type of forest biome shed their leaves and grow new ones each year

• coniferous

• fir

• deciduous

• tropical