This document defines and describes different biomes. A biome is a large geographical region characterized by distinctive plant and animal life that is adapted to the region's climate and geography. The document lists eight major biomes: tundra, evergreen forest, deciduous forest, grasslands, rainforest, desert, wetlands, and coral reefs. For each biome, it provides details on climate, location, and common plant and animal species found within that biome. It emphasizes that biomes are closely interconnected systems and that changes within one part of the environment can impact the entire system.

1. Biomes
• Large geographical area of distinctive plants and
animals that have adapted to that particular area.
• Two things determine the type of Biome:
1. Climate
2. Geography

2. Biomes
 All living things are closely related to their
environment.
 Any change in one part of the environment (increase
or decrease of plant or animal) causes a ripple effect
that will change the environment.

3. Biomes
Types of Biomes:
1. Tundra
2. Evergreen Forest
3. Deciduous Forest
4. Grasslands
5. Rainforest
6. Desert
7. Wetlands
8. Coral Reef

4. Tundra

5. Tundra
• Coldest places on Earth-Called the Land of Extremes
• Polar Bears, Beluga Whales, Lichen
• 2 Types:
1. Arctic/North Pole
2. Alpine-High Mountains

6. Evergreen Forest
• Found in parts of Europe, Brazil, and North
America(Pacific Area)
• Climate is sometimes warm, cool, and humid in the
summer
• Sometimes snow in the winter
• Plants and Animals found in the Evergreens include:
Pines
Deciduous
Frogs
Deer Owls

7. Deciduous Forest

8. Deciduous Forest
 Sometimes called Temperate Forest
 Grow in middle latitudes around the globe
 Summer and winter are equal seasons
 Plants and Animals include:
Maples, dogwoods, black bears, white-tailed-deer

9. Grasslands
• Savanna grasslands have tropical climate which have
both wet and dry seasons. Dry seasons can cause
droughts.
• 3 Types of Grasslands:
1. Climatic (Tropic with rainfall of 20-50 inches a year
with droughts
2. Derived- Cultivated by Farmers
3. Edaphic- Restrict the growth of trees

10. Grasslands
 Climatic

11. Grasslands
 Derived

12. Grasslands
 Edaphic

13. Rainforest
 Receive high annual rainfall due to location near the
tropics
 Very humid
 Many birds and exotic animals live in rainforest
 Plants include moss and climbing plants

14. Rainforest
 Used to cover 14% of Earth, but now only cover
6%!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

15. Desert
 Receive little to no precipitation
 Very hot reaching 140 degrees
 Other deserts are very hot during the day and very cold
at night.
 Made up of sand, rock, pebbles
 Plateaus, Sand Dunes, cactus
 Camels, elephants, lions

16. Desert

17. Wetlands
 Every continent except Antarctica has wetlands.
 They release plant matter into rivers and streams that
becomes food for fish and other wetland animals.
 Found in most deltas

18. Wetlands
 4 Types:
1. Bogs (begins with small lakes or ponds with peat over
the surface)
2. Fens (Support more plant life than bogs)
3. Marshes (fresh water or saltwater along edges of
bodies of water)
4. Swamps (No grass, but shrubs and trees)

19. Wetlands
 Marigolds
 Crocodiles
 Carnivorous Plants

20. Coral Reef and Oceans
 5 Oceans
 Coral Reef is one of the most important marine
biomes because it contains many habitats.
 Coral Reefs are responsible for the circulation of some
of the ocean’s energy.

21. Coral Reef and Oceans
 Plankton

22. Coral Reef and Oceans
 Plankton are floating or drifting plants or animals
which are microscopic.
 Jellyfish are intervertebrates and do not have brains.
 Green algae- single celled which use the sunlight to
capture energy.

23. Assignment
 Take out a sheet of paper and think about the biome that you are
assigned. Write down key words and anything you know about that
biome.
 Share your list with the group and list some additional keywords and
important facts about that biome.
 Glance through the book that you are given to correct any
misconceptions and obtain new information that you didn’t know
about that biome.
 Be ready to present your findings about your biome…..remember you
are the expert to that biome.
 Make sure to include the location, plants and animals that are found,
climate, and other interesting facts.