Ecosystems Terrestrial Biomes Tundra Taiga Temperate Forest Tropical

Ecosystems

Terrestrial Biomes • • Tundra Taiga Temperate Forest Tropical Forest Temperate grassland Savanna Chaparral Desert

°C to °F Multiply by 9, then divide by 5, then add 32

Tundra • Cold; Average temp. -26 C to 12 C • Treeless, mosses, grasses, dwarf woody plants • Continuous belt across northern North America, Europe, and Asia • Largest biome • Permafrost – permanently frozen layer of ground.

Taiga • Dominated by coniferous trees • Located in northern Europe, Asia, & North America • Long winters- short summers • -10 C to 14 C

Temperate Forest • Eastern North America, western & central Europe, northeastern Asia • Distinct seasons • Coniferous & deciduous trees • 6 C to 28 C

Tropical Forest • Near the equator; Asia, Africa, South America, & Central America • 2 seasons- wet & dry • Most plants are trees. 164 -197 ft tall • Canopy- continuous layer of treetops; shades the forest floor • 20 C to 34 C

Savanna • Tall grasses with scattered trees and shrubs • Support large number of herbivores • Prolong periods of drought • 16 C to 34 C

Chaparral • Spiny shrubs • Mild rainy winters, hot dry summers • Coastal regions; Mediterranean sea, southern California

Desert • • Dry, sandy 7 C to 38 C 9. 9 in. of rainfall per year North Africa, central Australia, southwest N. America • Cactus – Spines for protection – Expandable body that can water (2, 200 lb) store

Graph • Compare the terrestrial biomes by creating a table & bar graph • Average temperature in Fahrenheit • Average yearly precipitation • Soil • Vegetation • Animals