Biomes Review

As you travel from the North Pole toward the equator, you would expect to see:

• tundra > taiga > temperate forests > tropical rain forests

• taiga > desert > tundra > temperate rain forest.

• tropical rain forests > deserts > taiga > tundra.

• temperate deciduous forests >taiga > tropical rain forests.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

You are in a biome where the temperature and day length do not vary much throughout the year. You are most likely:

• The Arctic Circle

• Near the North Pole

• Near the Equator

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Biomes...

• are usually described or defined by their vegetation type.

• contain two ecosystems, hence the name “biome.”

• exist in small regions of the world.

• are determined only by temperature.

Plant communities are able to tolerate freezing and quickly recover from grazing or fire.

• Tropical Rainforest

• Temperate Deciduous Forest

• Tropical Grassland (Savanna)

• Temperate Grassland (Prairie/Steppe)

• Taiga (Boreal Forest)

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

Plant communities dominated by succulents that store water in their stems

• Tropical Rainforest

• Temperate Deciduous Forest

• Tropical Grassland (Savanna)

• Desert

• Taiga (Boreal Forest)

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Very high plant and animal diversity. Organisms are highly specialized.

• Tropical Rainforest

• Temperate Deciduous Forest

• Tropical Grassland (Savanna)

• Desert

• Taiga (Boreal Forest)

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS2-2

NGSS.HS-LS4-2

Animal communities dominated by herds of grazers adapted for seasonal precipitation changes and constant warm temperatures.

• Tropical Rainforest

• Temperate Deciduous Forest

• Tropical Grassland (Savanna)

• Desert

• Taiga (Boreal Forest)

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

Occur where moderate rainfall is evenly distributed throughout the year

• Temperate Deciduous Forest

• Tropical Grassland (Savanna)

• Desert

Few permanent animal residence due to the extremely short growing season.

• Tropical Rainforest

• Temperate Deciduous Forest

• Tropical Grassland (Savanna)

• Desert

• Taiga (Boreal Forest)

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Plants grow inedible needles that can photosynthesize at low temperatures.

• Tropical Rainforest

• Temperate Deciduous Forest

• Tropical Grassland (Savanna)

• Desert

• Taiga (Boreal Forest)

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6