Arctic
Desert
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Biomes Calendar
Biomes Habitats
A calendar to print, color,
and read.
Taiga =
Chaparral
Coniferous
or Scrub
Forests
Grassland
Tropical
Rainforest
Pond
Oc
S
Temperate
Freshwater
Intertidal Coral
Antarctic Tundra Cave City Deciduous Savanna Prairie
Swamp
(Eu
Marsh
Zone
Reef
Forest
Habitats/Biomes
The Earth has many different environments, varying in temperature, moisture, light, and
many other factors. Each of these habitats has distinct life forms living in it, forming
complex communities of interdependent organisms. A complex community of plants and
animals in a region and a climate is called a biome. Some of the biomes on Earth
include:
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Desert - very dry, either hot or cold
Tundra - cool, treeless, and dry
Chaparral or scrub - coastal area with hot, dry summers and mild, cool, rainy
winters
Taiga or Coniferous Forest - cool and dry, with coniferous trees
Temperate Deciduous Forest - cool and rainy, with deciduous trees
Grassland - Windy, partly dry sea of grass with few trees, including tropical
savanna, prairie, steppe, pampas, etc.
Mountain biomes: there are a lot of different mountainous biomes, from
grasslands at low altitudes, taiga (coniferous forests) below the treeline, and
alpine (the same as tundra)
Temperate Rain Forest - cool and wet
Tropical Rain Forest - warm and very wet
Land Caves - cool and dark
Wetlands - there are many types of wetlands, including swamps, marshes, moors,
bogs, fens, sloughs, etc.
Freshwater Marsh - a wetland located near creeks, streams, rivers and lakes
Temperate ponds
Marine (ocean or sea) - including
o euphotic (sunlit) zone
 littoral or intertidal zones
 coral reef (warm shallow salt-water environments based on coral
formations)
 estuarine biomes (where rivers meet oceans)
 pelagic biomes (open seas near the surface)
o disphotic (twilight) zone
midnight (aphotic) zone
 benthic biomes (bottom)
 sea trenches
 sea Caves
And many more. Some Land (Terrestrial) Biomes:
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Biome
Water
Temperature
Soil
Plants
Animals
poor
sparse succulents
(like cactus),
sage brush
sparse insects,
arachnids,
reptiles and
birds (often
nocturnal)
drought and
fire-adapted
animals
Desert
Almost
none
Chapparal
(scrub)
dry
summer,
rainy
winter
hot summer,
cool winter
poor
shrubs, some
woodland
(like scrub
oak)
Tundra
dry
cold
permafrost
(frozen soil)
lichens and
mosses
migrating
animals
conifers
many
mammals,
birds, insects,
arachnids, etc.
fertile soil
deciduous
trees
many
mammals,
birds, reptiles,
insects,
arachnids, etc.
many
mammals,
birds, insects,
arachnids, etc.
Taiga
(coniferous
forest)
adequate
hot or cold
cool year-round
poor, rocky
soil
Temperate
Deciduous
Forest
adequate
cool season and
warm season
Grassland
wet
season,
dry season
warm to hot
(often with a
cold season)
fertile soil
grasses (few
or no trees)
Tropical rain
forest
very wet
always warm
poor, thin
soil
many plants
many animals
Swamp
very wet
warm
nutrientrich soil
many plants
many animals
Cave
(terrestrial)
variable
cool (and dark)
rocks
almost no
plants
few animals
Biome
Water
Temperature
Soil
Plants
Animals
Related Activities:
Biome Word Pieces
Puzzle
In this puzzle, combine
pairs of word segments to
make biome-related
spelling words. Words:
cave, desert, grassland,
chaparrel, marsh, prairie,
rainforest, reef, savanna,
swamp, taiga, tundra. Or
go to the answers.
Biome Report Chart #2
Biome Report Chart #1 In this printable graphic
In this printable graphic
organizer, the student
organizer, the student
can organize facts about
can organize facts about
a biome, including the
a biome, including the
biome's name, location,
biome's name, location, weather, plant and animal
weather, plant and
life (including
animal life, a food chain, adaptations, endangered
and general comments.
species), a food chain,
Or go to a pdf of the
soil, and general
worksheet.
comments. Or go to a pdf
of the worksheet.
Biome Report Chart #3
Biomes: Write a
In this printable graphic
Question for Each
organizer, the student
Answer
can organize facts about
In this worksheet, the
a biome, including the
student is given a series
biome's name, location,
of short answers using
weather, plant,
biome-related words. For
herbivores, carnivores each answer, the student
and omnivores (plus
writes a short question.
adaptations), endangered
species, a food chain,
soil, and general
comments. Or go to a pdf
of the worksheet.
An Enchanted Learning Web Page
Biomes - Habitats
Taiga =
Chaparral
Tropical
Coniferous
Grassland
Pond
or Scrub
Rainforest
Forests
Temperate
Freshwater
Intertidal Co
Antarctic Tundra Cave City Deciduous Savanna Prairie
Swamp
Marsh
Zone
R
Forest
Arctic
Desert
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