1. Biomes Terrestrial Only
Tropical Rainforest
Temperate Rainforest
Desert
Grassland
Deciduous Forest
Coniferous Forest also called Boreal Forest and Taiga
Tundra

2. Biomes These are the four areas we will look at.
Location
Climate
Vegetation
Animals

3. Tropical Rainforest Location: Near equator Africa, South America
Climate: Hot, and rainy
Vegetation: Abundant plants, trees form a canopy
Animals: Many insects, huge variety of animals

4. Tropical Rainforest
Contains more species of plants and animals of all other Biomes combined.

5. Temperate Rainforest Location: Northwest United States
Climate: Moderate, lots of rain
Vegetation: Huge trees
Animals: Large selection

6. Temperate Rainforest
The animals

7. Temperate Rainforest
Famous for huge trees

8. Grasslands
Location: Africa, United States, South America, Asia, Europe
Climate: Moderate amount of rain, not enough to support trees. Cold but not harsh winters semi-hot summers
Vegetation: Grass limited trees
Animals: Home to largest land animals. Elephants, Rhino, Buffalos, Hippos

9. Grasslands
The animals

10. Desert Location: Found on every continent.
Climate: Hot, dry, cool to cold nights except Antartica which is very cold
Vegetation: Very little
Animals: Little variety, many small, adapted to extreme heat or cold,and very dry conditions

11. Desert
Plants and animals must survive with little water

12. Deciduous Forest
Location : Six of seven continents, South America, Africa, Kennesaw GA.
Climate: Seasons, above average rainfall, Not extremly hot, nor cold
Vegetation: Trees drop leaves in fall, grow in spring
Animals: Medium variety, average number of insects

13. Boreal Forest/ Taiga/ Coniferous Forest
Location: Northern Europe, Russia, Canada Northern North America
Climate: Cold, heavy snowfall
Vegetation: Coniferous Trees, limited variety because of harsh climate
Animal: limited variety, moose, deer, beavers, insects

14. Boreal Forest
Animals and Plants

15. Tundra Location: Extreme north, Arctic Climate: Very cold, dry
Vegetation: Few trees, limited plants, moss, lichen, permafrost
Animals: Caribou, insects in summer, wolves, birds that fly south, polar bear

16. Freshwater Biomes/Ponds Lakes
Bodies of standing or still water
Algae are your major producers
Insects, snails, amphibians, fish, are some of your animals.
Catfish are scavengers and bacteria are decomposer in a lake or pond

17. Freshwater Biomes

18. Rivers and Streams Both have moving water
The headwaters are where rivers and streams begin.
Plants and animals are adapted for the moving water.

19. Marine Biomes / Estuaries
Estuaries Where fresh water of a river meets salt water of the ocean
Common animals are crabs,worms,clams, fish,algae.

20. Marine Biomes/Intertidal
Intertidal The part of the beach between the highest high tide and lowest low tide

21. Marine Biomes/Neritic
Neritic The part of the ocean that extends over the continental shelf.
Contains many schools of fish, coral reefs, and algae

22. Marine Biomes/Surface
Surface Zone The area of the ocean in which light penetrates
Only goes down a few hundred meters
This zone contains the oceans producers which drive all of the other zones

23. Marine Biomes/Deep Zone
Deep Zone Most of the water is completely dark
Most animals feed on animals that sink down from the surface zone
Home of some bizarre-looking animals

24. The Deep Zone