1. Ecosystems and Biomes

2. Ecosystems

5. Areas formed by plants and animals that have adapted to the environment

6. Main Biomes 1.Desert 2.Tundra 3.Grassland 4.Deciduous Forest 5.Taiga 6.Tropical Rainforest

7. Desert

8. Nocturnal animals Can be very hot or very cold Plants have adapted or they didn’t survive

9. Tundra

10. Permafrost – permanently frozen soil just below the surface Very cold Plants have adapted or they didn’t survive

11. Grasslands

12. Grassland Cool in winter and hot in summer Flat areas of grass

13. Deciduous Forest

14. Mild climate and adequate rainfall Most trees will lose their leaves in the winter

15. Taiga

16. Taiga (Boreal Forest) The largest biome Low temperatures Precipitation is primarily snow

17. Rainforest

18. Tropical Rain Forest Typically found near the equator Warm and lots of rain 6 % of the earth, but 40 % of the oxygen

21. Similar climates, vegetation, or landforms and be divided into formal regions