5th grade ch. 5 lesson 2 what are land biomes
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Lesson 2What are land
biomes?
tropical rainforest
biome
near equator
more speciesthan any
other biome
warm & rainy all year
The tropical rainforest biome has more species than any
other biome.
deciduousforest biome
grow in cooler places
do not have huge amts.
of rain
trees lose leaves in
fall & winter
some animals
hibernate
maple & spruce
trees
Trees in deciduous (temperate) forests lose their leaves in fall to save food & water during the winter.
grasslandbiome
covered w/many types of
grasseslittle rain
few trees
taiga biome
most treeshave needle
leavescold & dry
keep their leaves
all year
animals have thick
fur
desert biome
receive <25 cm of rain or
snow each year
organisms have special adaptations
plants-large root systems
animals-restduring day
Cactus plants have large root systems that grow near the surface.
tundrabiome
very cold little rain
soil - frozenmost of year
taiga
• Cold
• Fairly dry
• Trees have needle leaves that they keep all year
tropical rainforest
• more species than any other biome
tundra
• very cold
• little rain
• soil – frozen most of year
desert
grasslands
• little rain
• few trees
• covered with tall grasses
tundra
deciduous forest
• trees lose their leaves in the winter
grasslands
desert
• receives less than 25 cm of rain or snow each year
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