Land and Aquatic Biomes

Biome with no trees and permanently frozen soil called permafrost

• Boreal Forest

• Grassland

• Tundra

• Desert

Different biomes exist according to the amount of precipitation and temperature

• true

• false

Biome with evergreen trees, such as conifers. Has 2 seasons of summer and winter only

• rain forest

• grassland

• deciduous forest

• boreal forest

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Biome with few trees, covered in grass, and grazing animals

• Desert

• Tundra

• Deciduous Forest

• Grassland

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Biome with very little rain and hot temperatures

• Tundra

• Grassland

• Rain forest

• Desert

Biome with large amount of rain and hot temperatures all year. Close to the equator

• Tundra

• Deciduous Forest

• Boreal forest

• Rain Forest

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

A freshwater ecosystem where water is not moving, also known as standing water

• rivers and streams

• estuary

• lakes and ponds

• ocean

An area where freshwater meets salt water

• wetland

• river

• estuary

• ocean

An area of land covered in shallow water

• river

• lake

• estuary

• wetland

Area of a marine ecosystem where the tide changes daily. Organisms must be adapted to changing water levels to live here

• Abyssal zone

• Open ocean

• Intertidal zone

• Benthic zone

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-4