Biomes

What are Biomes

What are Biomes

✦ Biome is one of Earth’s major land ecosystems

✦ This has its own characteristic

✦ animals

✦ plants

✦ soil

What are Biomes

✦ Biome is one of Earth’s major land ecosystems

✦ This has its own characteristic

✦ animals

✦ plants

✦ soil

✦ Climate is the average weather pattern for a region

Six Major Land Biomes

Six Major Land Biomes

✦ 1. Desert

Six Major Land Biomes

✦ 1. Desert

✦ 2. Tundra

Six Major Land Biomes

✦ 1. Desert

✦ 2. Tundra

✦ 3. Taiga

Six Major Land Biomes

✦ 1. Desert

✦ 2. Tundra

✦ 3. Taiga

✦ 4. Rain Forest

Six Major Land Biomes

✦ 1. Desert

✦ 2. Tundra

✦ 3. Taiga

✦ 4. Rain Forest

✦ 5. Deciduous Forest

Six Major Land Biomes

✦ 1. Desert

✦ 2. Tundra

✦ 3. Taiga

✦ 4. Rain Forest

✦ 5. Deciduous Forest

✦ 6. Grassland

Desert

Desert

✦ Sandy or Rocky biome with little participation and plant life

Desert

✦ Sandy or Rocky biome with little participation and plant life

✦ Plants and animals need special adaptions to survive in dry desert

Desert

✦ Sandy or Rocky biome with little participation and plant life

✦ Plants and animals need special adaptions to survive in dry desert

✦ Most animals are active at night

Tundra

Tundra

✦ Large treeless biome where ground is frozen all year

Tundra

✦ Large treeless biome where ground is frozen all year

✦ Permafrost or permanently frozen soil

Tundra

✦ Large treeless biome where ground is frozen all year

✦ Permafrost or permanently frozen soil

✦ Very few animals live in this area

Taiga

Taiga

✦ Worlds largest biome is the Taiga

Taiga

✦ Worlds largest biome is the Taiga

✦ Cool forest with conifer trees

Taiga

✦ Worlds largest biome is the Taiga

✦ Cool forest with conifer trees

✦ Temps are cold but not as cold as tundra

Taiga

✦ Worlds largest biome is the Taiga

✦ Cool forest with conifer trees

✦ Temps are cold but not as cold as tundra

✦ Taiga is able to support pine firs, spruces and other conifer trees

Tropical Rain Forest

Tropical Rain Forest✦ Tropical Rainforest

✦ Hot humid biome near the equator

✦ Heavy rainfall

✦ 4 Layers

✦ Forest Floor

✦ Understory

✦ Canopy

✦ Emergent Layer

Temperate Rain Forest

Temperate Rain Forest

✦ Has a lot of Rain and Fog

Temperate Rain Forest

✦ Has a lot of Rain and Fog

✦ Cool Climate

Temperate Rain Forest

✦ Has a lot of Rain and Fog

✦ Cool Climate

✦ Has mild winters and cool summers

Temperate Rain Forest

✦ Has a lot of Rain and Fog

✦ Cool Climate

✦ Has mild winters and cool summers

✦ Dominated by large evergreen and Epiphytes Trees

Deciduous Forest

Deciduous Forest

✦ Has 4 distinct seasons

Deciduous Forest

✦ Has 4 distinct seasons

✦ Has Deciduous trees in it

Deciduous Forest

✦ Has 4 distinct seasons

✦ Has Deciduous trees in it

✦ Our area has Deciduous type forests