2. Terrestrial Biomes Honors Biology

3. Polar n Where Located: N. & S. Poles, Antartica n Temperature/Rainfall: < 10 cm n Unique Fact: Earth’s coldest extreme, Antarctica is coldest (land mass)

4. Polar n Types of Plants: n Mosses n Lichens n Types of Animals: n Polar bear, gulls (N.Pole) n Penguins, whales (S. Pole)

5. Tundra n Where Located: N. Canada, Russia n Temperature/Rainfall: < 25 cm n Unique Fact: Layer called PERMAFROST(500 m thick), No trees

6. Tundra n Types of Plants: n Mosses n Lichens n Wildflowers n shrubs n Types of Animals: n Caribou n Wolves n Bears n geese

7. Tundra

8. Taiga/Coniferous Forest n Where Located: Canada, Russia n Temperature/Rainfall: 50 cm n Unique Fact: Needle-leaved trees w/cones

9. Taiga n Types of Plants: n Spruce n Fir n Pine n Types of Animals: n Elk n Moose n Wolverine n Lynx

10. Taiga

11. Coniferous Forest

12. Grassland/Savanna n Where Located: Central US (Prairies), S.America (Pampas), Africa (Savanna, Veldt) n Temperature/Rainfall: 100 cm n Unique Fact: Largest land biome (1/4 of land surface), transition betw desert & rain forest

13. Grassland/Savanna n Types of Plants: n Grasses n Wildflowers n Types of Animals: n Zebra n Elephants n Prairie Dogs n Bison

14. Savanna

15. Grassland

16. Deciduous Forest/Temperate n Where Located: Eastern US, Europe n Temperature/Rainfall: 75-250 cm n Unique Fact: Trees lose leaves in fall

17. Deciduous Forest n Types of Plants: n Oaks n Willows n Hickory n Sycamore n Types of Animals: n Squirrel n Fox n Birds n Reptiles

18. Deciduous Forest

19. Desert n Where Located: N. Africa, SW US, Saudi Arabia n Temperature/Rainfall: < 25 cm n Unique Fact: Plant adaptations-deep tap roots, store water ; Animal adaptations- glycerol as antifreeze, burrow

20. Desert n Types of Plants: n Saguaro Cactus n Joshua Tree n Types of Animals: n Reptiles n Roadrunner n Jack Rabbit

21. Desert

22. Tropical Rain Forest n Where Located: Brazil (largest), S. Asia n Temperature/Rainfall: 300 cm n Unique Fact: 3 layers- canopy, understory, forest floor, home to more spp than any other biome, soil not nutrient-rich

23. Tropical Rain Forest n Types of Plants: n Rubber tree n Orchids n Vanilla plants n Banana trees n Types of Animals: n Monkeys n Macaws n Insects n Leopard/cats

24. Rain Forest

25. Biome Quiz n This biome is also known as the “treeless biome”? n Plants & animals must adapt to extreme heat & cold in this biome? n This biome contains mainly trees with needle leaves & cones? n This biome contains more species than any other?

26. Biome Quiz n This biome is typically a transition between rain forest & desert? n The Earth’s coldest extreme? n This biome receives less than 25 cm of rain annually?