1. Biomes
Biome: an area that can be identified by its dominant plant (flora) and animal species (fauna)

2. Climax community: Plant and animal species that represent a stable state in a biome—after succession

3. Is it the biotic or abiotic factors that influence biomes?

4. Key terms associated with biomes
Climate: the temperature range, annual average precipitation, humidity, and sunshine in a region

8. ☻Tundra ☻

9. Tundra

10. Tundra Low amount of precipitation Constant permafrost layer (ice)
Caribou, polar bears, birds, insects, fish, wolves
Some short grasses and shrubs, lichen, moss

12. ☻ Desert ☻

13. ☻ Desert ☻

14. Desert The LEAST amount of precipitation
Lizards, snakes, rabbits, kangaroo rats—least amount of living organisms
Cacti, small shrubs, sagebrush
Varying temperatures

16. ☻Boreal Forest (Taiga or Coniferous Forest) ☻

17. ☻Boreal Forest (Taiga or Coniferous Forest) ☻

18. Boreal (Coniferous)
Coniferous trees—pine, spruce, fir, hemlock (have needles)
Cooler temperatures, long winters, shorter summers
Many lakes and bogs
Birds, moose, beaver, deer, mountain lion

19. Temperate Forest (Deciduous Forest)

20. ☻Temperate Forest (Deciduous Forest)☻

21. Trees lose their leaves—oak, maple, beech
Squirrels, rabbit, skunk, deer, black bears
Seasonal changes

22. ☻ Tropical Rainforest ☻

23. Tropical Rainforest

24. Rainforest
Greatest animal diversity—colorful birds, chimpanzees, tigers, bats, snakes
Lots of precipitation but little reaches the ground
Hot and humid
Colorful plants and vegetation

26. ☻ Temperate Grassland ☻

27. Temperate Grassland

28. Grassland Hot summers, cold winters
Fertile soil used for farming, very few trees
Gazelle, buffalo, horses, cattle, prairie dogs, antelope
Grasses and herbs

30. Land Biomes Tundra Boreal Forest (Coniferous Forest)
Temperate Forest (Deciduous Forest)
Grassland
Desert
Tropical Rain Forest

31. Aquatic Biomes
Marine
Freshwater

32. Marine

33. Freshwater

34. Biomes for which YOU are RESPONSIBLE:
Tundra
Taiga
Grassland
Desert
Tropical Rain Forest
Deciduous Forest