Download Land Biomes Biome Location Abiotic Factors Plant and Animal

Land Biomes
Biome
Tropical Rain Forest
Temperate Deciduous
Forest
Location
Abiotic Factors
Near Equator
No Seasons
Little change in
temperature
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Hot and Moist
Ideal for bacteria
Rainfall: 100 in/yr
Topsoil: <1 cm
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Limited sunlight
Plants grow in layers
Shallow/wide roots
Camouflage is common
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Temperate zone
Most humans live
here
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4 seasons
deep soil layersrich in nutrients
Precipitation: 30100 in/yr
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Deciduous (leaf) trees
Increased sunlightdiversity
Trees adapt to winter by
becoming dormant
Animals lose winter coat
Long roots
Coniferous trees (needle
bearing)
Low sunlight
Animals hibernate/burrow
etc. for cold winters
Greatest number of
grazing animals
Plants grow in tufts and
are resistant to droughts
Thorns and sharp leaves
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Found only in
Northern
Hemisphere
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Savanna (Tropical
Grassland)
Threats
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Taiga
Plant and Animal
Adaptations
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Found in tropics
near the equator
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Winters are long
and cold
Precipitation: 100
in/yr mostly snow
Soil poor in
nutrients
Rainy and dry
season
Precipitation: 25100 in/yr
Fire plays large
role
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Humans stripping
rainforests for
logging
Plants and animals
are displaced
Are being cleared
to provide housing
for humans
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Mining
Pollution
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Invasive species
Changes in fire
management
Land Biomes
Steppe (Dry, Cold
Grassland)
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Russia and
Ukraine
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Prairie and Steppe
(Grassland areas)
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Chaparral
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Primarily in coastal 
areas with
Mediterranean
climates.
Deserts
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Depends on type
of desert-found in
many locations
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Tundra
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North of the artic
circle
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<50 in/yr
precipitation
Mountains play a
role in climate
conditions
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High winds
50 cm/yr
precipitation
Climate: hot, dry
summers, mild,
wet winters. Slight
variations in
seasonal
temperatures
<10 in/yr of rain
Little to no topsoil
due to high winds.
Minerals not deep
in soil.
Too dry for decay
<25 in/year
Temp rarely higher
than 100C
Permafrost layer
Short growing
season
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Bunch Grasses preserve
water
Animals migrate,
hibernate or burrow in
extreme temperatures and
precipitation
Sod plants that don’t fly
away in wind
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Plants are leathery to
resist losing water.
Plants have oils to resist
fires
Animals change diets
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Human
development
Plants have spines and
waxy cuticles
Animals get water from
food
Animals burrow during the
day
Plants grow low to the
ground and have shallow
roots
Animals have thick coats
Few predators and little
competition
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Human
development
Off-road
recreational
activities
Overgrazing
Unmanaged
hunting
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Fragile biome
Slow to recover
from damage
Oil drilling