Terrestrial Biomes Flashcards
Tundra
-northern arctic pole regions
-long extremely cold winters
-little precipitation
-short growing season-simple vegetation
-treeless, mosses, lichens shrubs
-permafrost]bogs in summer
Taiga
-Northern Europe, Asia ,northern america
-Largets biome
-long cold winters and high snowfall
-summer brings almost constant daylight
-confirous forest
-bears, snowshoe hare, moose wolves
Temperate Deciduous forest
-northern eastern us, Western Europe, eastern Asia
-4 distinct seasons
-extreme differences in temp in summer and winter
-trees lose their leaves
-birch, beech, maple, oak
-coyote,
Tropical grassland savanna
-central south america, central Africa, north Australia, India
-scattered trees, shrubs
-poor soil nutrient due to quick decomposition and uptake
-vertical tree leaves, horizontal roots, thorns
-lions antelopes, zebras, giraffes, emus, kangaroos, hyenas
temperate grassland
-south and north America, Australia, Asia, Africa
-high nutrient soil from deep grass plants roots, rotted roots hold soil together and provide a food source for living plants
-hot summers, cold winters
-moderate rain, not enough to support trees
-tall and short grasses, flowers and herbs with deep roots
-antelops, bison, owl prairie dogs and chickens
tropical rain forest
-around equator - South eastern asia central and South America, Africa Queensland
-wet, hot humid
-7200-450 cm rain/year
-strong sunlight all year
-nutrient poor soils (fast decay and fast uptake)
-1/2 of earths plants and animals
-produce 40% earths oxygen and 1/4 of medicines
-covers 7% of the earth surface (used to be 20%)
temperate rain forest
-south and western America, central Europe. Australia and new zealand
-high precipitation and humidity, moderate temperatures (cool, moist)
-evergreen trees draped in clichés and mosses
-frogs, bears, wolves, red pandas, wombats
-high biodiversity
Chaparral
-west coastal regions of the mediterranean, us Chile, Africa, Australia
-hot summers, mild wet winters
-broad leafed evergreen shrubs, bushes and small trees - often from dense thickets
-small shrubs with leathery leaves (water) and oils (fire)
-animals adapted - quail, lizards, snakes
