Extremely low temperaturas
Soil is permanently frozen
Artic región
Short summer
Low precipitation
Moss,
lichens and grass.
 Small sized plants that
grow close to the ground
Reindeer,
Artic fox
Birds that migrate during the winter
 Always low temperatures
Short humid summers
Abundant snow
 Fox, wolf, bear, elk, deer
Many birds migrate
Other animals hibernate
 Coniferous evergreen trees such
the spruce, pine, cedar and fir
trees.
Few plants on the ground: mosses,
berries and ferns.
 Temperate regions.
 Four seasons
 Abundant rainfall
 Black bears, deer, fox, squirrels,
weasel, rabbits.
Some animals migrate, others
hibernate, others remain active.
 Mostly deciduous trees
Oak, beech, chestnut tree, hazel.
Fern, moss, different shrubs.
 Areas in Chile, California, around
Mediterranean sea, Australia and
South Africa.
 Very warm and dry summers
 Mild winters
 Little rainfall
 Rabbits, wild boar, fox.
Eagles, lynx
 Cork oak, holm oak,
Olive trees, aromatic plants.
 Irregular and little rain.
 Long dry season and short rainy
season
 Warm temperatures all year round
 zebras, giraffe, gazelle, ostrich,
cheetah, lion.
Bison, bobcat, prairie dog.
 Different kinds of grass
 Scattered trees and bushes.
 Very high day temperatures, very
low night temperatures.
 Rainfall extremely low
 Camels, lizards, snakes, coyote.
Small mammals, insect such as
scorpions
Many animals are nocturnal
 very scarce.
 Plants with adaptations to the lack
of water. Some store water, have
large root systems or/and spines
and needles.
Cactus, short shrubs
 Rainfall is heavy and constant.
 High temperatures all year round.
Fauna and flora are distributed in
layers
 Enormous biodiversity.
Snakes, bats, birds, monkeys, great
variety of insects.
Different animals in different
layers.
 Enormous biodiversity. Small to
very large trees.
Three layers: canopy, understory
and forest floor.

Biomes