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Biome
3 plant examples
and adaptations
3 animal
examples and
adaptations
Tropical
Rainforest
Bromeliads - It needs
the sun to stay
healthy and get
nutrients. It also
needs the sun to
absorb water.
Epiphytes - They are
plants that live on the
surface of other
plants, the tree helps
these other plants
grow.
Cacao - they have
Toucan - Their beaks
are curved and large
and to pick up and eat
adapted to get
shade from other
trees. to much sun
will hurt them so
they need just
enough.
large prey.
Tiger -Camouflage
helps them blend in
with the grass.
Macaw - an adaptation
that helps the macaw
is its long griping toes.
It helps them cling on
to branches.
Climate
Rainforests are
classified in the
Tropical Wet Climate
Group. This means
there are mostly wet
since they don’t get
much sun from all the
trees.
Human
Influences
when farmers run out
of room, they cut down
trees to clear a good
sized space to farm.
it was estimated in
1973 that by the year
2000 about 6.57 billion
cubic feet of rainforest
trees are to be cut
down.
Location
The tropical forest is
in Central and south
America, southeast
Asia, Africa, and
Australia.
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Temperate
Deciduous
Forest
The ginkgo leaf tree:
The ginkgo leaf tree is
good with tolerating
heat drought, and poor
soil. The good kinds of
soil that it can be
growing in are acidic,
alkaline, drought
tolerant, loamy, moist,
rich, sandy, silty loam,
well drained, wet, wide
range, clay soils.
The primrose plant:
the Primrose plant is
full sun light and a
daily water is healthy
for the plant and its
growth. The type of
soil it is most
comfortable with is
damp clayey soil.
Lady fern:
The Lady fern grows
in deciduous moist
woods, moist
meadows, , and along
streams, from lowland
to mid-elevation.
3 Plant Examples
3 animal examples:
the European Red
Squirrel:They have
strong teeth made to
open pinecones and
seeds.They have four
toes on each foot with
long, sharp claws to
help it grab bark when
climbing trees
I found other animals
but no other
information.
3 Animal
Examples
The weather is always
changing. It can be
cold and snowy, or
hot and rainy.
Temperatures can be
80 degrees to 15
degrees.
The Temperate
Deciduous Forest is
affected by urbanism
motorways and
logging.
East USA, South
America, Europe,
Japan, East Asia, and
East Australia.
Climate
Human
Influences
Location
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Tundra
Lichen – Dark colored
to absorb more light
Cotton Grass – can
survive under snow.
Cushion Plant – its
shape forms a
windbreaker to be
protected from the
cold.
Arctic Fox – has a
thick fur coat to stay
warm.
Polar Bear – (no
information)
Snowy Owl – (no
information)
Not very much
sunlight. At least 6-10
in. (including melted
snow
Human influences
include Climate
change, Pollution, and
Invasive species
Far Northern
Hemisphere; above
the taiga belt.
Desert
Cocklebur - The leaves
have a deeply toothed
margin. Some species
Camels - Camels are
The desert climate is
normally dry.
Desert farms,
Motorways,
Overgrazing animals,
and Solar farms
The desert is usually in
the southern part of
the planet.
Climate
Human
Influences
Location
are also very thorny
with long, slender
spines at the leaf
bases.
Desert Paintbrush - It
digs in to other plants
roots to get there
resource.
Tumbleweed - Brown
twigs fallen off of
trees, they blow
around.
.
3 Plant Examples
one of the few large
mammals to survive in
the desert, and have
many special
adaptations to help
them.
Desert Tortiose:
I couldn’t find any info
on the page for this
animal.
Animals have lots of
places to hide.
3 Animal
Examples
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Grasslands Savanna
Elephant Grass – The
grass grows in rich
and humid soil
Zebra- Tail for
swatting flies and is a
good runner
Acacia Senegal –
Grows in fertile soil
Kudo - Has horns for
protection, stripes for
camoflauge.
Baobab tree – Needs
water to keep
hydrated in the dry
season.
Grasslands Prairies
Big Bluestem – soil is
soft for roots to seep
in with ease.
Indian Grass – good
soil for this plant.
Good sunlight.
Koeleria Grass – grows
in rocky soil.
Sunlight average is
about 2842 hours of
sunlight. The average
rainfall can get up to
20 inches of rain. 63 –
84 degrees.
Human influences
include car pollution
and poaching.
Africa, southeastern
asia, northern
Australia, Central
America, and South
America.
People move toward
the prairies, People
dam rivers to form
lakes, and people
bring plants that
shouldn’t be there.
North and South
America, Africa, and
Asia.
Ostrich-omnivore –
great vision, and
wings for balance.
Buffalo – have a
special stomach
because of the hard to
digest grass
Sharp-Tailed grouse –
it can strut around the
open landscaped
prairies.
Prairie Dog – makes
underground burrows
Temperatures can be
from 113 degrees to 40 degrees. Average
rainfall 10-30 in.
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Taiga
3 Plant Examples
3 Animal
Examples
Evergreen Trees –
don’t regrow leaves so
they can use energy to
grow.
Mosses – Live in bogs;
which are dark damp
places.
Fungi – live on dark
wet places, like taiga
trees.
Stellar’s Eagle – nest
by coast lines to get
salmon
Enhydra Lutris – have
a thick coat to be in
cold water
Wolverine – can den
in the snow.
Climate
Human
Influences
Location
Tempartures can
range from -65 to 70
degrees. Very cold
overall.
Deforestation,
Urbanism, Climate
Change, and Hunting
Northern north
America and northern
asia. This is called the
Taiga belt.