Biomes

This biome has hot summers, cold winters, diverse grasses, trees, and shrubs, and is common in central US. Buffalo find good grazing here.

• savanna

• temperate grassland

• temperate forest

• tundra

Which biome consists of very low precipitation and can be hot or cold? Plants here often have shallow, wide root systems to quickly capture rain before it evaporates.

• savanna

• tropical rainforest

• tundra

• desert

Which biome consists of lakes, rivers, and streams and only includes 3% of the Earth’s water?

• Marine open ocean

• Marine coastal

• Tundra

• Freshwater

Which biome consists of long bitter winters, cool summers, and many coniferous (pine needle) trees? A waxy coating over the pine-needles here conserves moisture.

• Taiga

• Tundra

• Temperate forest

• Grassland

Which biome consists of grasses, shrubs, cold temperatures, and the permafrost?

• Taiga

• Tundra

• Temperate forest

• Temperate grasslands

Which biome consists of salt water from land out to 600ft depth? 

• Marine open ocean

• marine coastal

• freshwater

• ocean

Which biome consists of diverse deciduous trees, warm summers, cool winters, and can be found in the eastern US? Soil here is usually very fertile because of the leaves that fall from the trees.

• Taiga

• Temperate forest

• Tropical rainforest

• Temperate grassland

Which biome consists of salt water from 600ft and deeper? 

• Marine Coastal

• marine open ocean

• freshwater

• ocean

Which biome is warm year-round, receives LOTS of rain, and is rich in biodiversity?

• Temperate forest

• Temperate grassland

• Boreal Forest

• Tropical rainforest

group of ecosystems with similar climates and organisms

• biome

• climate

• tundra

• desert