1. Biome Review Create an entry in your journal titled “Biome Review”
Define Biome.
A large region characterized by a specific type of climate and certain types of plant and animal communities
List the 8 types of Biomes
Tiaga, Temperate Deciduous Forest, Desert, Grasslands, Freshwater, Marine, Tundra, Tropical Rain Forest
List the temperature, precipitation and soil type for each Biome.

2. Temperature Deciduous Forest –
Tiaga –
Temperature (T) - Mild to cold
Precipitation (P) - receives rain or snow depending on season
Soil (S) – acidic
Temperature Deciduous Forest –
(T) - moderate but vary in range
(P) - varies
(S) - rich in organic matter

3. Desert – Grasslands – (T) - high during the day and low at night
(P) - little rain
(S) - poor in organic matter
Grasslands –
(T) - warm to hot in the summer and cold in the winter
(P) - seasonal
(S) - fertile

4. Freshwater Systems – Marine Systems – Water is less than 1% salt
(T) - vary with depth
Amount of light also varies with depth
Marine Systems –
Biodiversity depends on the amount of light and location of the systems.
Coral reefs are highly diverse.

5. Tundra – Tropical Rainforest – (T) - extremely cold (P) - low
(S) - nutrient poor
Tropical Rainforest –
(T) and (P) - high year round
(S) - poor in nutrients