Biomes

Tundra

Coldest and driest biome. Layers of permafrost, long winters and months of total darkness

Taiga (Evergreen Forest)

World's largest land biome. No permafrost with long cold winters and short summers.

Grasslands

Rich soil (for crops), but not enough rain for trees and cold winters.

Tropical Rainforest

Hot and humid biome found close to the equator, with lots of plant and animal diversity.

Temperate forest (Deciduous forest)

Four (4) seasons, rainfall spread through the year, and rich soil (Virginia)

Marine

Salt water biome. Includes oceans, seas, and estuaries that cover about 75% of the planet

Freshwater

Still and flowing bodies of water surrounded by land (like lakes, ponds, rivers, streams)?

Adaptation

Physical or behavioral features of an organism that help them to survive in their environment.

Ecosystem

A system made up of an ecological community of living things interacting with their environment especially under natural conditions

Everything that exists in a particular environment

Biome

Large geographic areas that have similar climates.