area with a distinctive climate and organisms biome

Almost no precipitation desert

forests found along the northwest coast of North America Temperate rainforest

grasslands of West Africa Savanna/tropical grasslands

temperate grasslands Prairie

has animals that migrate, burrow, or grow white fur to survive the winters taiga

dry, treeless lands north of the Arctic Circle tundra

located primarily in coastal areas Temperate rainforest

determines the plants that live in an area climate

Algae lives inside these animals, has calcium carbonate shell coral

Chemoautotrophs are the base of the foodweb Hydrothermal vents

Cacti, succulent plants desert

has most nutrients in the plants, not the soil, very poor soils Tropical rainforest

Very wet, grasses, alligators, frogs, snakes Wetlands/marshes

Sea turtles, clownfish, sea anemone Coral reefs

Very wet, trees, alligators, frogs, snakes Wetlands/swamps

Snowy owl, Arctic fox, polar bear tundra

Giant tube worms Hydrothermal vents

Cool and wet, sitka spruce, mosses Temperate rainforest

Large temperature differences from day to night desert

Maple, birch, oak, shrubs, ferns Temperate Deciduous Forest

Barnacles, mussels, crabs Intertidal

Savanna/tropical grassland Lions, giraffes, hyenas Savanna/tropical grassland

Temperate Deciduous Forest Biome of New York Temperate Deciduous Forest

Chaparral/scrub/ grasslands Regular wildfires Chaparral/scrub/ grasslands

Monkeys, harpy eagles, sloths, toucans Tropical rainforest

Soil is thin & acidic Taiga

Lichens, mosses tundra

Located across N Hemisphere, just below Arctic Circle Taiga