Terrestrial Ecosystem

are found near the equator. They have the largest variety of plant and animal life. They are very warm and very wet. Some of them can get as much as 400 inches of rain every year.

• desert rain forest

• tropical rain forest

• arctic rain forest

• temperate rain forests

are very, very dry. During the day, it can get above 100 degrees Fahrenheit (F), but at night the temperature can drop into the 40s & 50s( F): have very little rainfall.

• tangias

• deserts

• tundra

• grasslands

are forests where the seasons change. The leaves change color in the autumn and fall off in the winter. Summers are warm and winters are cold.

• redwood forest

• temperate deciduous forest

• seasonal forests

• temperate devious forest

Tropical Rain Forest Animals

• cacao, rubber tree, kapok tree, coffee, banana

• elephant, zebra, wildebeest, giraffe, lion

• sloth, capybara, scarlet macaw, poison dart frog

• buffalo grass, bluestem grass, stinging nettle

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Deciduous Forest Animals

• moose, lynx, reindeer

• maple tree, oak tree, birch tree

• deer, squirrel, black bear

• prairie dog, bison, coyote

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Taiga Plants

• maple tree, oak tree, birch tree

• deer, squirrel, black bear

• hemlock, white spruce, jack pine

• moose, lynx, reindeer

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

American Grasslands (Prairie) Animals

• buffalo grass, bluestem grass, stinging nettle

• elephant, zebra, wildebeest, giraffe, lion

• acacia trees, baobob trees, scutch grass

• prairie dog, bison, coyote

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

African Grasslands (Savannah) Plants

• elephant, zebra, wildebeest, giraffe, lion

• acacia trees, baobob trees, scutch grass

• buffalo grass, bluestem grass, stinging nettle

• prairie dog, bison, coyote

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Tropical Rain Forest Plants

• acacia trees, baobob trees, scutch grass

• sloth, capybara, scarlet macaw, poison dart frog

• buffalo grass, bluestem grass, stinging nettle

• cacao, rubber tree, kapok tree, coffee, banana

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Deciduous Forest Plants

• maple tree, oak tree, birch tree

• acacia trees, baobob trees, scutch grass

• deer, squirrel, black bear

• hemlock, white spruce, jack pine

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3