Biomes Flashcards

What is a Biome?, Forest Biomes, and Grassland, Desert, and Tundra Biomes

1384963042	Tundra	treeless plains that are the coldest of all the biomes; occur in the arctic and Antarctica. lichens, mosses, sedges, and dwarfed shrubs Characterized by extremely cold climate, permanently frozen ground (permafrost), low angle of sunlight	0
1384963043	Savannah/grasslands	biome characterized by grasses and scattered trees in climates that receive less precipitation than some other tropical areas; occur in Africa, South America, and Australia. Large Herbivores	1
1384963044	Tropical Rainforest	most diverse and hottest terrestrial biome, biome near the equator with warm climate wet weather and lush plant growth; found in much of Central and South America. southern Asia, western Africa, and northeastern Australia includes a canopy	2
1384963045	Temperate Deciduous Forest	the biome characterized by warmer temperatures than the boreal forest and plenty of precipitation; forests of broad-leafed trees that shed their leaves in autumn; covers regions in southeastern Canada, and eastern United States; covers much of southeastern Canada, the eastern United States, and most of Europe	3
1384963046	Marine	oceans, saltwater.	4
1384963047	Taiga	biome just south of the tundra; it has long, cold winters ans small amounts of precipitation; characterized by a northern coniferous forest composed of pine, fir, hemlock, and spruce tree and acidic, mineral-poor topsoils, a cool forest biome of conifers in the upper Northern Hemisphere	5
1384963048	Desert	a biome characterized by low moisture levels and infrequent and unpredictable precipitation; daily and seasonal temperatures fluctuate widely; because of little rainfall that it supports only sparse and widely spaced vegetation or no vegetation at all	6