Biomes Tropical Rainforest Deciduous Rainforest Temperate Rainforest Desert Grasslands Tundra Taiga Savanna Freshwater Marine Estuary Definition:Areas of the world characterized by average temperature and precipitation
Tundra Cold, Dry, Treeless Less than 25cm of precipitation -12 degrees Celsius(10.4 F) - Average Temperature Permafrost - Frozen Ground Vegetation - Lichen (algae+fungus), grasses Animals – Caribou, Wolves Musk Oxen Lemming, Fox Sand Pipers Weasel Ducks
Coniferous Forest Also known as "taiga" - "swamp forest" - due to complete thawing of snow which creates a wet summer environment Largest biome South of the Tundra Cold cm of precipitation a year
Vegetation includes: firs, spruce, pines (and other cone-bearing trees) Animals include: moose beaver grouse cross-bills Coniferous Forest
Deciduous Forest cm of precipitation degrees Celsius Vegetation includes: Oaks, Maples, and other deciduous trees which lose their leaves in the fall. Animals include: Deer, Mice, Wood Peckers, Blue Jays