1. area with a distinctive climate and organisms
biome

2. Almost no precipitation
desert

3. forests found along the northwest coast of North America
Temperate rainforest

4. grasslands of West Africa
Savanna/tropical grasslands

5. temperate grasslands
Prairie

6. has animals that migrate, burrow, or grow white fur to survive the winters
taiga

7. dry, treeless lands north of the Arctic Circle
tundra

8. located primarily in coastal areas
Temperate rainforest

9. determines the plants that live in an area
climate

10. Algae lives inside these animals, has calcium carbonate shell
coral

11. Chemoautotrophs are the base of the foodweb
Hydrothermal vents

12. Cacti, succulent plants
desert

13. has most nutrients in the plants, not the soil, very poor soils
Tropical rainforest

14. Very wet, grasses, alligators, frogs, snakes
Wetlands/marshes

15. Sea turtles, clownfish, sea anemone
Coral reefs

16. Very wet, trees, alligators, frogs, snakes
Wetlands/swamps

17. Snowy owl, Arctic fox, polar bear
tundra

18. Giant tube worms
Hydrothermal vents

19. Cool and wet, sitka spruce, mosses
Temperate rainforest

20. Large temperature differences from day to night
desert

21. Maple, birch, oak, shrubs, ferns
Temperate Deciduous Forest

22. Barnacles, mussels, crabs
Intertidal

23. Savanna/tropical grassland
Lions, giraffes, hyenas
Savanna/tropical grassland

24. Temperate Deciduous Forest
Biome of New York
Temperate Deciduous Forest

25. Chaparral/scrub/ grasslands
Regular wildfires
Chaparral/scrub/
grasslands

26. Monkeys, harpy eagles, sloths, toucans
Tropical rainforest

27. Soil is thin & acidic
Taiga

28. Lichens, mosses
tundra

29. Located across N Hemisphere, just below Arctic Circle
Taiga