Biomes

Front

A group of ecosystems that share similar climates and typical organisms

Back

Biome

Front

An extremely dry area with little water and few plants

Back

desert

Front

A biome with four seasons, plants shed leaves in the fall and grow new ones in the spring.

Back

deciduous forest

Front

Water without salt

Back

freshwater

Front

warm all year; wet and dry seasons small-moderate amount of precipitation

Back

Grasslands

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Front

An area of lush vegetation and year-round rainfall

Back

rainforest

Front

permanently frozen layer of soil beneath the surface of the ground

Back

Permafrost

Front

An extremely cold dry biome.

Back

Tundra

Front

Biome in which the winters are cold but summers are mild enough to allow the ground to thaw

Back

Taiga

Front

A land area that is covered with a shallow layer of water during some or all of the year

Back

wetland

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4