EES: Biomes

Types of Biomes Sort the characteristics into the correct biome Tundra vast and treeless land which covers about 20% of the Earth's surface Average annual temperatures are -70°F The ground is permanently frozen 10 inches to 3 feet (25 to 100 cm) down so that trees can't grow there. can only support low growing plants like mosses, heaths, and lichen Caribou The growing season is only about 50 to 60 days long. Taiga located near the top of the world, just below the tundra biome The winters are very cold with only snowfall. The summers are warm, rainy, and humid also known as the boreal forest. coniferous trees Lynx Bobcat Growing season: 50-100 days frost free days Temperate Deciduous Forest Fox Deer Deciduous Trees like Maple Trees The average annual temperature in a is 50° F. The average rainfall is 30 to 60 inches a year. has four distinct seasons, spring, summer, autumn, and winter. Located above the tropical forests and below the coniferous forest (Taiga) There is about a 6 month growing season. Tropical Rain Forest An average of 50 to 260 inches (125 to 660 cm.) of rain falls yearly. Temperature ranges from a high of 93 °F to a low 68 °F cover less than 6% of Earth's land surface. more than half of all the world's plant and animal species live in this biome About 1 of all the medicines we use come from plants in this biome. Monkeys Desert The only animals they have that can survive have the ability to burrow under ground. Most are near the Tropic of Cancer or the Tropic of Capricorn temperature can exceed 120o F This averages out to under 15 cm a year. Horned Vipers Plants are drought resistant and almost all ground-hugging shrubs and short woody trees. Grassland Prairie Dog Bison Buffalo Grass no natural barriers, like trees, so there is a constant win January is 20° F, and 70° F in July. Annual precipitation is 10-30 inches. Agriculture (The Breadbasket of the US) Marine Has the ability to absorb and hold heat to moderate temperature Occupies the largest area of Earth