Biomes and Biodiversity

Cold, treeless biome with permanently frozen ground.

• Alpine
• Desert
• Taiga
• Tundra

Largest biome, cold with coniferous trees, animals hibernate.

• Climate
• Savanna
• Taiga
• Tundra

Large terrain with grasses, few trees, frequent fires.

• Taiga
• Grasslands
• Albedo
• Savanna

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Tropical grassland with few trees and little rain.

• Taiga
• Alpine
• Albedo
• Savanna

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Hot, dry climate with mild winters, common fires.

• Climate
• Weather
• Savanna
• Chaparral

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Warm year-round, near equator, distinct rainy seasons.

• Mangroves
• Lionfish
• Rainforest
• Grasslands

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Four distinct seasons with many trees, camouflage used.

• Rainforest
• Desert
• Deciduous Forest
• Lionfish

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Dry environment with extreme temperatures and little vegetation.

• Desert
• Weather
• Tundra
• Albedo

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Cold mountainous region with small vegetation and insulated animals.

• Savanna
• Alpine
• Albedo
• Climate

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Annual average of temperature and precipitation.

• Taiga
• Climate
• Albedo
• Alpine

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6