Terrestrial Biomes Lessons

A large region characterized by its climate and organisms.

• biome
• ecosystem
• community
• population

This biome has small, low to the ground plants that can tolerate heat.

• chaparral
• rain forest
• desert
• grassland

In the summer, this biome is covered in lakes, bogs, and streams that attract bugs and birds.

• taiga
• tundra
• deciduous forest
• temperate rain forest

This biome is covered in coniferous forests.

• taiga
• tundra
• temperate rain forest
• deciduous forest

This biome has trees with leaves that change color and fall off each year.

• taiga
• tundra
• temperate rain forest
• deciduous forest

This biome has primarily grazing animals like elephants, buffalo, giraffes, etc.

• chaparral
• grasslands
• deciduous forests
• tropical rain forest

This biome primarily has little plants with small, waxy leaves.

• chaparral
• grasslands
• temperate rain forest
• deciduous forest

This biome's temperature is very cold at night and then extremely hot in the day.

• tropical rain forest
• temperate rain forest
• chaparral
• desert

What do you call ground that is permanently frozen?

• permacold
• permarock
• permafrozen
• permafrost

This is the largest biome in the world.

• taiga
• tundra
• desert
• rain forest