2. Biomes
Biomes are regions in the world that share similar plant structures, plant spacing, animals, climate and weather.
Biomes are classified as either terrestrial (land) or aquatic (water).

3. Tundra Description: Very cold, low diversity, and simple vegetation
Temperature: -20°F - 50°F
Rainfall: 6in-10in annually
Plants: arctic moss, arctic willow, bearberry
Animals: arctic fox, caribou, polar bear

4. Taiga
Description: The largest terrestrial biome, soil is nutrient poor and acidic
Temperature: -65°F - 70°F
Rainfall: 12 in-33 in annually
Plants: Balsam fur, black spruce, eastern red cedar
Animals: woodpeckers, black bears, and wolverines

5. Deciduous Forest
Description: Temperature varies, soil is rich with decayed matter
Temperature: -28°F - 70°F
Rainfall: 32 in annually
Plants: American Beech, Carpet Moss, pecan tree
Animals: Coyote, duck bill platypus, eastern chipmunk

6. Grasslands
Description: Two types of grasslands, and are dominated by grass, also called prairie
Temperature: 20°F - 70°F
Rainfall: 10 in - 30 in annually
Plants: Big bluestem grass, buffalo grass, milkweed
Animals: Bumble bee, bobcat, swift fox

7. Savanna
Description: A savanna is a rolling grassland scattered with shrubs and isolated trees
Temperature: 68°F - 78°F
Rainfall: 10 in – 30 in annually
Plants: Kangaroo paw, elephant grass, baobab
Animals: kola bear, black mamba, lion

8. Desert
Description: Animals are small and nocturnal, low vegetation, plants conserve water
Temperature: More than 64°F
Rainfall: 1 in annually
Plants: Barrel cactus, Joshua tree, Pancake prickly pear cactus
Animals: Bobcat, Kangaroo Rat, Armadillo lizard

9. Marine Biome
Description: Consists of oceans, coral reefs, and estuaries
Temperature: N/A
Rainfall: Over half of the rain that falls in the world falls here
Plants: Algae, kelp, seaweed
Animals: blue whale, sea otter, fish

10. Tropical Rainforest
Description: Highly diverse species, soil is nutrient-poor and acidic
Temperature: Average 80°F
Rainfall: 50 in – 260 in annually
Plants: Bengal Bamboo, coconut tree, curare
Animals: Bengal tiger, chimpanzee, king cobra

11. Temperate Rainforest
Description: Simple biome where most animals are herbivores
Temperature: 14°F - 52°F
Rainfall: 14in-30 in annually
Plants: Fir tree, pine tree, spruce
Animals: red fox, moose, snowshoe rabbit

12. Biome Project Pick one of the 8 biomes in the text book
Create a Food Web representing the organism in your biome
Label each organism as Producer, 1st level consumer, 2nd level consumer, (if present) and Decomposer (if present)
Create an imaginary animal that could survive in your biome and describe the adaptations it has to survive.

13. ENGAGE
Listen to the sounds in the El Yunque Rainforest in Puerto Rico. This is the only rainforest in the U.S. and its territories.