Chapter 6, Lesson 5 Biomes biome grassland taiga tundra desert deciduous forest tropical rain forest
Click the picture to explore biomes link! biome – the land on Earth is divided into six major large ecosystems called “biomes” Click the picture to explore biomes link!
grassland – a biome in which grasses are the main plant life Click the pictures to explore grassland links!
taiga – a cool, mostly coniferous (evergreen) forest Click the pictures to explore taiga links!
Click the pictures to explore tundra links! tundra – the cold biome of the far north. It has permanently frozen soil, so it can’t support large plants. Click the pictures to explore tundra links!
Click the pictures to explore desert links! desert – a sandy or rocky biome with little precipitation or plant life Click the pictures to explore desert links!
Click the pictures to explore deciduous forest links! deciduous forest – the forest biome in which many trees lose their leaves each year Click the pictures to explore deciduous forest links!
tropical rain forest – hot, humid forests with much rainfall Click the pictures to explore tropical rain forest links!