Characteristics of Biomes

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Desert-location

midlatitudes

Desert-cloimate

very hot days, cool nights, less then 10 inches of percipitation per year

Desert- soil

poor in animal and plant decay but often rich in minerals

Desert-plants

cacti, yuccas, bunch grasses, shrubs and a few trees

Desert-animals

lizards, snakes, tortoises, insects and some birds

Tundra location

high northern latitudes

tundra climate

very cold, harsh, long winters, short and cool summers, 10-25cm of precipitation

tundra soil

nuttrient-poor, permafrost layer a few inches down

tundra plants

grasses, wildflowers, mosses, small shrubs

tundra animals

arctic foxes, owls, polar bears, musk oxen

grassland location

midlatitudes, interiors of continents

grassland climate

cool in winter, hot in summer, 25-75 cm of precipitation a year

grassland soil

rich topsoilgr

grassland plants

moslty grasses and small shrubs, some trees near sources of water

grassland animals

foxes, insects, lions, zebras

deciduous forest-location

midlatitudes

deciduous forests- climate

mild summers and cold winters, 76-127cm per year

deciduous forest-soil

rich top soil over clay

deciduous forests- plants

hardwoods: oak, maples, beeches, hickories

deciduous forest-animals

wolves, deer, amphibians, insects

taiga- location

mid- to high latitudes

taiga-climate

cold winters, cool summers, around 50 centimetres precipitation per yr

taiga-soil

acidic, mineral-poor, ecayed pine and spruce on surface

taiga-plants

spruce, fir and other evergreens

taiga-animals

lynx, wolves, bears, sables

tropical rainforest-location

near the equator

torpical rainforest-climate

hot all yr round, 200-400 cm rain per yr

tropical rainforest- soil

nutrient poor

tropical rainforest- plants

greates diversity of any biome; vines, orchids, ferns and wide variety of trees

tropical rainforests- animals

monkeys, elpahnts, insects, reptiles