Ecosystem/Biome Study Guide

What is a biome?

• A biome is a specific type of weather pattern.
• A biome is a type of animal species.
• A biome is a large ecological area characterized by specific climate, plants, and animals.
• A biome is a small garden area.

A biome that has little rainfall and the main plant is grasses

• Grassland
• Tundra
• Rainforest
• Desert

A type of grassland that has mild climate and rich soil

• prairie
• desert
• tundra
• savanna

A type of grassland that ha shrubs and trees, warm weather all year round

• Savanna
• Rainforest
• Desert
• Tundra

A type of biome that has trees that lose their leaves every year, rich soil

• Tropical Rainforest
• Boreal Forest
• Savanna
• Deciduous Forest

A type of biome that is hot and damp with lots of rain

• Tropical rainforest
• Savanna
• Desert
• Temperate forest

The parts of a forest...

• canopy

• dark and few kinds of plants can grow

• floor

• dense layers of leaves, damp

• understory

• spreads over the forest like a huge umbrella

A biome that is barren with very little rainfall (hot days, cold nights)

• Tundra
• Rainforest
• Desert
• Savanna

A biome where winters are long and cold, largest biome in the world, forest and many trees

• Taiga
• Savanna
• Desert
• Tundra

A biome that is cold and dry with frozen soil

• Desert
• Savanna
• Rainforest
• Tundra