Deciduous Biome Temperature- 50 degrees Rainfall- 30” to 60” Plants- oak, fruit, beech, maple and sweet gum trees Location- North America, middle Europe, Russia, Japan, China Animals- deer, squirrels. Rabbits, chipmunks, frogs, and insects Extra facts- trees shed their leaves and have 4 seasons
Temperate Rain Forest Temperature: Precipitation: 150” Plants: conifers (needles and cones) mushrooms Animals: elk, beaver, cougars, black bear, bob cats, banana slug, salmon Extra facts: only 5 types of trees and mushrooms grow well in the moist climate
Desert Biome temperature- hot and dry cold and dry rainfall- less than 10” a year plants- (succulents) prickly pears, brittle bush, cacti animals- hot- nocturnal only: insects, arachnids, reptiles, birds cold-antelope, ground squirrels, jack rabbits, kangaroo rats extra facts: 4 different kinds of deserts: Sonora (warm) Great Basin (Nevada, Utah) Great Mojave Chihuahua
Tropical Rain Forest temperature: rainfall: 100” a year plants: they have drip tips and they have a waxy coating, roots have what they call prop roots animals: Bengal tiger, chimpanzee, different types of bats, Toucan Special facts: largest rain forest is in South America