EARTH'S TERRESTRIAL BIOMES

TERRESTRIAL BIOMES

FOR YOUR NOTEBOOK

Earth’s Terrestrial Biomes

Biome- a large group of ecosystems that share the same climate and have similar types of communities. All the biomes on Earth combine to form the biosphere.

• Biomes are classified according to the characteristics of their plants and abiotic climate characteristics (temp, precipitation, etc)

  • These characteristics influence the type of animals that live in each biome.

  • Use this Doc to analyze and compare the terrestrial biomes

  • Below are links to help you fill out your graphic organizer.

  • Berkeley Site

  • NASA- some, not all biomes listed

  • Wild Classroom: Biomes

  • Virtual Tour of some biomes

• There are nine terrestrial biomes:

1. Tundra

2. Boreal Forest/Coniferous Forest/Taiga

3. Temperate Forest/Deciduous Forest

4. Temperate Woodland and Shrubland/Chaparral

5. Temperate Grassland

6. Desert

7. Tropical Savanna

8. Tropical Seasonal Forest (Not always recognized as a biome)

9. Tropical Rainforest

• There are two terrestrial regions that are not considered biomes:

1. Mountains

2. Polar Regions