The document summarizes several terrestrial biomes: 1. Desert biomes are characterized by low rainfall, hot or cold temperatures, poor soil, and sparse plants like cacti and succulents with few animal species that are mostly nocturnal. 2. Grasslands have warm, wet summers and cold, dry winters dominated by grasses and bulbous plants, often containing many wetlands. 3. Tropical rainforests have year-round warm temperatures with heavy rainfall and tall, dense trees and plants. 4. Deciduous forests have moderate climates with four distinct seasons and are dominated by trees that lose their leaves seasonally. 5. Taiga

1. T e s B io e
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by Gloria Rangel

2. Introduction
The learning intention is to help students
familiarize themselves with the different
terrestrial biomes around the world. Our
quest is to identify characteristics of
different biomes to find the most
suitable one for the fictional organism
“grolly mahoot”

4. Desert
• Water: Less than 10” per year and a
very high evaporation rate
• Temperature: hot or cold
• Soil: poor
• Plants: Sparse with succulents like
cactus, some trees
• Animals: Few, mostly insects,
arachnids,reptiles and birds. Majority
being nocturnal

5. Grasslands
-Climate consists of warm, wet summers
followed by cold, dry winters with
heavy frosts
-Vegetation is dominated by grass species
and bulbous plants
-Often characterised by the presence of
many wetlands
-Also known as prairies, pampas, or
savannas

6. Tundra
• 1.Extremely cold climate
• 2.Low biotic diversity
• 3.Simple vegetation
structure
• 4.Limitation of drainage
• 5.Short season of growth
and reproduction
• 6.Energy and nutrients in
the form of dead organic
material

7. Tropical Rainforest
The tropical rain forest is a forest of tall trees in a region of year-
round warmth. An average of 50 to 260 inches (125 to 660 cm.)
of rain falls yearly.Rain forests belong to the tropical wet climate
group. The temperature in a rain forest rarely gets higher than 93
ｰ F (34 ｰ C) or drops below 68 ｰ F (20 ｰ C); average humidity is
between 77 and 88%; rainfall is often more than 100 inches a
year. There is usually a brief season of less rain.. Almost all rain
forests lie near the equator.

8. Taiga
• Taiga is the Russian word for forest and is the largest biome in the
world. It stretches over Eurasia and North America. The taiga is
located near the top of the world, just below the tundra biome. The
winters in the taiga are very cold with only snowfall. The summers are
warm, rainy, and humid. A lot of coniferous trees grow in the taiga.
The taiga is also known as the boreal forest. Did you know that Boreal
was the Greek goddess of the North Wind? The taiga doesn't have as
many plant and animal species as the tropical or the deciduous forest
biomes. It does have millions of insects in the summertime. Birds
migrate there every year to nest and feed.

9. Decidous Forest
• Deciduous forests have a moderate climate. They
have four seasons, summer, spring, fall, and winter.
They have 4-6 months of summer. They get 75-150
centimeters of rain per year.
• Deciduous forests are found in North America,
Europe, and Asia. They are found mostly around
0-50 degrees north latitude.

10. • Within your group, make a list of
questions you may have to find out
which biome is best suitable for the
“Grolly Mahoot”

12. Exte nd
• Research and Share all about
Aquatic Biomes and create your
own fictional aquatic organism
(flora/fauna)