Chapter 6, Lesson 5

Biomes

biome grassland

taiga tundra desert

deciduous forest tropical rain forest

biome – the land on Earth is

divided into six major large

ecosystems called “biomes”

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grassland – a biome in which

grasses are the main plant

life

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taiga – a cool, mostly

coniferous (evergreen) forest

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tundra – the cold biome of the

far north. It has permanently

frozen soil, so it can’t support

large plants.

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desert – a sandy or rocky

biome with little

precipitation or plant life

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deciduous forest – the forest

biome in which many trees

lose their leaves each year

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tropical rain forest – hot,

humid forests with much

rainfall

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