Biome Review

This is a very harsh environment due to tides crashing and receding. 

• Savanna

• Wetlands

• Estuary

• Intertidal Zone

This is where fresh water meets salt water. (Such as the Bay of Mobile)

• Estuary

• Chaparral

• Tundra

• Desert

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

These are lands possessing water and above water plants-defined by having trees

• marsh

• swamp

• Wetlands

• Estuary

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

These are lands possessing water and above water plants - defined by having reed grasses only

• marsh

• swamp

• estuary

• wetland

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Wet and dry season.  Ex. Africa

• Chaparral

• Savanna

• Temperate Deciduous Forest

• Taiga

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Little rainfall. High temp during the day, low at night. Low biodiversity in both animals and plants due to lack of water.

• Savanna

• Wetlands

• Desert

• Tundra

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Low temps. Has lots of coniferous trees (DON’T lose their leaves in winter) . Ex. Alaska

• Savanna

• Temperate Deciduous Forest

• Chaparral

• Taiga

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Low temps year round. Very little rainfall. Animals with white fur Ex. Antarctica

• Tundra

• Taiga

• Chaparral

• Estuary

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

All four seasons. Temperate (midrange) climate. Trees lose their leaves. Ex. Arkansas

• Taiga

• Temperate Deciduous Forest

• Tundra

• Desert

Found in coastal regions. Known for their shrubbery (small bushes and tall grasses) Ex. Mediterranean

• Taiga

• Temperate Deciduous Forest

• Chaparral

• Savanna