Objective: Understand the Plants, Animals and Climate That Characterize Each Biome of The

Biomes Name ______

Objective: Understand the plants, animals and climate that characterize each biome of the world.

Site: http://www.mbgnet.net/ - Missouri Botanical Gardens

Browse each biome and fill out the chart below. 3 examples for plants/animals.

Biome Types of Plants Types of Animals Details & Climate (weather) Rainforest

Tundra

Desert

Temperate (deciduous forest)

Grasslands

Browse the site to answer the questions. They are 1. Describe the leaves of trees that live in the taiga. in no particular order.

2. How do trees in the taiga protect themselves from fire?

3. The changing of seasons is best viewed in which biome?

4. Second to the rainforest, which biome gets the most amount of rain? 5. Identify the leaves below. (HINT: You will need to find the autumn leaf scrapbook)

6. What is the main difference between a hot and a cold desert (besides temperature)

7. Name the four major deserts of North America.

8. What is the world’s largest desert?

9. In order to be classified as a “tropical rain forest” a forest must be located between what two Tropics.

10. Where can you find a rain forest in the United States?

11. What is the difference between an arctic tundra and an alpine tundra?

12. Relative to rainfall, the tundra is most like what other biome?

13. What are the three types of grasslands found in the United States?

14. What are the two largest lakes in North America?

15. What are the main groups of algae found in freshwater lakes?

16. What kinds of plants make up the “forests” of temperate oceans?

17. What is the longest river in the world?

18. What kinds of animals live in tide pools (see the shoreline biome link)

19. List two threats to coral reefs.

20. Name the zone of the ocean that gets no light.