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BIOMES
DESERTS
Types or also
known as, Names
Hot and Dry,
Semiarid, coastal
Cold
Amount and type of
precipitation
Less than 25 cm less
than 10 inches
Average Maximum
Temperatures
43.5-49 degress C
110 degrees F
Average Minimum
Temperatures
GRASSLANDS
TUNDRA
TAIGA/CONIFEROUS
FOREST
TEMPERATE
DECIDUOUS
FOREST
TROPICAL
RAINFOREST
Steppe, prairie,
savanna, plains
Temperate and
tropic grasslands
Temp. 25-75 cm (10
to 30 inches , Rain
snow Tropical 60
150 cm ( 34-59
inches Rain
21 degree C 70
degrees F
Just Tundra
Boreal Forest or
Coniferous Forest
Same
Same
15-25 cm (6-10
inches Rain, snow,
sleet
17-56 cm
7-22 inches, rain sleet,
snow
75-150 cm ( 30 – 60
inches) rain sleet
snow
More than 200 Cm
(200 inches)
10 degree C ( 50
degrees F
16 degree C (60
degree F)
High 40 C (104 F)
18 degrees C or -5
degrees F
-4 degree C 24.8 F
-34 degrees C
-30 degree F
-16 C
(3 F)
-30 (-10 F)
20 degrees C
(80 F)
Extreme Weather
Conditions
Hot during day; cold
at niight
Blizzards, tornados,
hurricanes, floods,
drought, high winds
Deer, raccoon,
beaver, woodpecker,
eagles, squirrels,
bears, rabbits
Floods, hurricanes
Black Footed Ferret
Red Tailed Hawk
Gila Monster
Diamond back
rattlesnake
Having at least nine
months below
freezing, blizzards
Lemmings, Arctic
Fox, snowy owl,
caribou, muskoxen
Blizzards
Typical Animals
Growing season and
dormant season,
tornados
Prairie Dogs, Buffalo,
elephants, giraffes,
lions cheetahs,
vultures
Typical Plants
Spiny and succulents
plants
Barrel cactus
Saguaro castus
Joshua tree
Arctic moss, caribou
moss, Lichens (fungi
and protest that live
together) Pasque
flower
Trees evergreen,
conifers w/cones
Frasier Fir, Balsam Fir,
Douglas fir, Jack Pine,
white poplar, white
spruce, red cedar
Broad leaf trees that
loose leaves, oaks,
males, beeches,
hickory and chestnut
Examples of
plant/animal
adaptations for this
biome
Ability to collect and
store water
Wax features that
reduce water loss,
they usually are
Bluestem grass,
buffalo grass, indian
grass, stinging nettle,
coneflowers,
elephant grass,
umbrella thorn
acacia tree
Extensive root webs
(so grazing animals
don’t pull up the
entire root, or
damaged by fires.
Permafrost restricts
root growth so short
roots, small sized
plants, very short
growing season,
Narrow needle like
structures limits water
loss, chemical that
repels animals who
would eat the
Deciduous trees go
through four
seasons, and loose
leaves, trees go into
a period of dormancy
Moose, lynx,
hares/rabbits, eagles,
bears
26.6 C (70 degrees
Avg) 68 F
Leafcutter ants
Snakes
Jaguar
Monkeys
Bats
Three toed sloths
Aye Aye
Anteater
Parrots
Toucans
Tapir
Liana vines
Kapok tree
Strangler Figs
Bougainville
Bamboo
Coconut tree
Thin smooth bark so
vines have trouble
growing on them,
Vine like to reach sun
from below, buttress
widely spaced
;animal get water
from seeds/plant
parts, insects; large
ears to release heat
Nocturnal coming
out at night to eat
and hunt, burrow
underground to live
Thin needlelike
shaped leaves that
expose little of the
plant to the sun.
Predators need to be
quick powerful,
smart and sneaky to
bring down fast and
alert animals, hunt in
groups, lots of
camouflage
plants are dark and
hairy (absorb solar
heat and trap heat),
dish like flowers that
track the sun,
animals, have fur or
heavy coats;
insulated under fur,
heat efficient body
shape, sort limbs,
ears, tails,
camouflage *winter
and summer color
coats, hibernation
state of deep
dormancy where
heartbeat and
respiration slows
down.
needles, dark green
color of the needles
absorb the sunlight,
conical shape allows
snow to slide off
branches, always
green so don’t have to
regrow,; animals
migrate to warmer
climates, hibernate,
some have a layer of
insulating feathers or
fur, seasonal change
in color of feathers or
fur protects the
animal from its
predators.
or sleep,; thick bark
to protect them from
the cold weather.
Animal hibernate,
migrate, stockpile
food, camouflaged to
look like the ground
roots provide extra
stability, roots are
not deep;
Animals are very
specialized and
adapted for eating a
specific plant or
animal(different
types of beaks etc.
-Some are poisonous,
and use bright colors
to warn predators
-Camouflage
-Live in different
levels of the
rainforest
Emergent Layer
Canopy Layer
Under Story
Forest Floor
Fruit, medicines,
nuts, timber,
vegetables
Abiotic Factors
Natural Resources
Sand, heat, rocks,
copper, zinc,
uranium
Good dirt, oil,
minerals
Oil , minerals, gold
Oil, lumber, minerals,
Lumber, agriculture,
Where found?
(countries, areas,
or continents)
North America out
west, South America
middle , AfricaSahara, Middle East,
Egypt, Austrailia
Canada, Northern
Alaska Northern
Europe
Antarctic is
sometimes known as
a frozen
tundra/desert
Alaska, Canada,
Scandinavia, Russia
and China
Middle of Europe,
Asia, southwest
Russia, Japan,
eastern china , South
America, new
Zealand and
southeaster Australia
South America
Africa
Southeast Asia
Latitudes
20-30 degrees north
and southe of the
equator, areas under
the influence of high
pressure areas.
Mid West North
America, South
America-southern
end; Africa mid and
lower, Europe
middle, Asia middle,
Australia
North/Western
Middle latitudes 30
to 60 degrees north
and south of the
equator
75 degrees north to
60 degrees North
50 degrees north to
the Arctic circle
23 degrees to 38
South
Near the equator
-10North to 10
degree south