Biomes of the World

By: RJ Beaudoin

Tropical Rainforest BiomeAverage rainfall is more than 3 meters.

Average temperature is 26c.The vampire bat is 3 inches long and the bat

walks, runs, and hops.The mangrove tree grows where rainforest

and oceans meet.Adaptations: the mangrove is adapted to live

in salty water.The vampire bat has a thumb claw.

Deciduous Forest Biome

• Bears, salamanders, frogs, snakes, and rabbits live there.

• The habitat changes in the winter.• The white-tailed deer has good eyesight, hearing, and

smell. • The white birch tree is 70 to 80 feet tall and it lives in

colder climates.• Adaptations: the white-tailed deer is camouflage and the

white birch has white bark.

Grassland Biome

• The grasslands stretches to Mexico to Canada. It has tall grasses and little trees.

• The Mongolian gerbil eats smaller animals and has gray fur.

• The tumbleweed is a native plant and rolls around on land.

• Adaptations: the Mongolian gerbil uses its legs to dig in ground. The tumbleweed is round and bushy.

Taiga Biome

• The taiga has long winters. It is cold and fairly dry.

• The American black bear hibernates in the winter and can run up to 25 miles per hour.

• The white fir can live up to 300 years and lives in north America.

• Adaptations: the American black bear was short claws for climbing. The white fir has needles and cones.

Desert Biome

• The desert is hot but cool at night and the animals dig in the ground to keep cool.

• The coyote eats rabbits, rodents, antelope, goats, and sheep. It weighs 30 pounds.

• The barrel cactus grows in many deserts and has water in it.

• Adaptations: the coyote has good eyesight, hearing, and smell. The barrel cactus is cylinder shaped body.

Tundra Biome

• The tundra is very cold with little rain and the ground is frozen.

• The arctic fox is a scavenger and some of them are endangered.

• The bearberry are low growing evergreens and they have fruit on them.

• Adaptations: the arctic fox is camouflage and has long fur to stay warm. The bearberry is adapted to the cold tundra.

References

• The references I used are my science book and the website below.

http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/world_biomes.htm