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Explore Diverse Ecosystems: Deserts, Tundras, and More

Discover various biomes like deserts, tundras, grasslands, forests, and rainforests, each unique with distinct plants and animals adapted to their environments. Learn about their characteristics, climates, and biodiversity.

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Explore Diverse Ecosystems: Deserts, Tundras, and More

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  1. Ecosystems and Biomes

  2. Ecosystems

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

  4. Main Biomes Desert Tundra Grassland Deciduous Forest Taiga Tropical Rainforest

  5. Desert

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

  7. Tundra

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

  9. Grasslands

  10. Grassland Cool in winter and hot in summerFlat areas of grass

  11. Deciduous Forest

  12. Deciduous Forest • Mild climate and adequate rainfall • Most trees will lose their leaves in the winter

  13. Taiga

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

  15. Rainforest

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

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

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