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Biomes

Biomes. Biome. A biome is one of Earth’s large ecosystems, with its own kind of climate, soil, plants, and animals. Six Major Biomes. Coniferous Forest (Taiga) Deciduous forest (Temperate) Tropical rain forest Desert Tundra Grassland. World Biomes. Biomes & Climate.

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Biomes

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  1. Biomes

  2. Biome A biome is one of Earth’s large ecosystems, with its own kind of climate, soil, plants, and animals.

  3. Six Major Biomes • Coniferous Forest (Taiga) • Deciduous forest (Temperate) • Tropical rain forest • Desert • Tundra • Grassland

  4. World Biomes

  5. Biomes & Climate

  6. Tropical Rainforest

  7. Tropical Rainforest A hot, humid biome near the equator, with much rainfall and a wide variety of life More species of insects, reptiles, and amphibians than any place else; monkeys, other small and large mammals, including in some places elephants, all sorts of colorful birds Equator

  8. Deciduous Forest (Temperate)

  9. Deciduous Forest (Temperate) A forest biome with many kinds of trees that lose their leaves each autumn Animals: Wolves, deer, bears, and a wide variety of small mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles, and insects

  10. Tundra

  11. Tundra A cold biome of the far north; the ground is frozen even in summer Animals: Musk oxen, migrating caribou, arctic foxes, weasels, snowshoe hares, owls, hawks, various rodents, occasional polar bear.

  12. Coniferous Forest (Tiaga)

  13. Coniferous Forests (Tiaga) A cool forest biome of conifers in the upper Northern Hemisphere Animals: Rodents, snowshoe hares, lynx, sables, ermine, caribou, bears, wolves, birds in summer

  14. Desert

  15. Desert A sandy or rocky biome, with little precipitation and little plant life Animals: Rodents, snakes, lizards, tortoises, insects, and some birds. The Sahara Desert in Africa is home to camels, gazelles, antelopes, small foxes, snakes, lizards, and gerbils

  16. Grasslands

  17. Grassland A biome where grasses, not trees, are the main plant life. Prairies are one kind of grassland region. Animals: American Grasslands: Prairie dogs, foxes, small mammals, snakes, insects, various birds. African Grasslands: Elephants, giraffes, lions, zebras

  18. Marine Biomes Open Ocean Coral Reefs - Barrier Islands - Shallow Marine…

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