What is a Biome? Large region characterized by a specific type of climate and certain types of plant and animal communities.

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What is a Biome? Large region characterized by a specific type of climate and certain types of plant and animal communities

Factors influencing Biomes Climate Weather conditions Temperature Precipitation Vegetation Plants have specialized structures that allow them to survive in certain environments These plants determine what other organisms can live there

Temperature and precipitation

Latitude and altitude

Tropical rain forest

Plants and animals

Temperate deciduous forest

Plants and animals

Taiga

Plants and animals

desert

Plants and animals

tundra

Plants and animals

Savanna

Plants and animals

Temperate grassland

Plants and animals

chaparral

Plants and animals