Biomes Facts Matching Game
1. Very little rainfall, dry air
Label each fact with the name of
the biome it matches.
___desert____, ____tundra____
Some biomes will be used more
than once.
7. Frequent wildfires
___grassland___, ___temperate
deciduous forest___
2. Only two seasons, wet and
dry
8. Over half the Earth’s plants &
animals are found here
_____savanna______________
___tropical rainforest___
3. Very mild climate
__temperate deciduous forest,
grassland__
tropical rainforest
9. The land has little or no large
trees
temperate deciduous forest
desert
_desert_, _tundra_, _grassland_,
_savanna_
tundra
4. Parts of the ground have
permafrost all year long
________tundra_____________
taiga
grassland
10. Covers 45% of the Earth’s
surface
___open ocean___
savanna
5. Has very long, cold winters
freshwater
11. The water has very high salt
concentration
__tundra____, ___taiga______
coastal ocean
_open ocean__, _coastal ocean__
open ocean
6. A transitional biome
12. The water has very low salt
concentration
_desert_, _grassland_, _forest_
___freshwater___
OR
_tropical rainforest_, _temperate
deciduous forest_, _taiga_
OR
_freshwater_, _coastal ocean_,
_open ocean_