TASK2. Tabulate your organism indicated in task 1. Fill in the table below. Ten flora and
fauna unique to
each biome.
Biome name
Scientific name(flora)
5 FLORA
Latitude location
Scientific
name(fauna)
( within tropic of
cancer/within tropic
of
5 FAUNA
Capricorn/beyond
tropic of cancer/
beyond tropic of
capricorn
RAINFOREST
Ceiba pentandra
Panthera onca
Orchidaceae
Agalychnis
callidryas
Hevea brasiliensis
Within Tropic of
Cancer / Capricorn
Harpia harpyja
Bromeliaceae
Victoria amazonica
Dendrobatidae
Alouatta genus
TEMPERATE
FOREST
Quercus genus
Odocoileus
virginianus
Acer genus
Vulpes vulpes
Pseudotsuga
menziesii
Hyacinthoides
scripta
TAIGA FOREST
Ursus americanus
non- Sciurus
carolinensis
Polypodiopsida
Procyon lotor
Abies balsamea
Alces alces
Picea sitchensis
Canis lupus
Betula papyrifera
Panthera
altaica
Rhododendron
groenlandicum
Arctostaphylos
ursi
CHAPARRAL
Heteromeles
arbutifolia
Beyond Arctic Circle
tigris
Lepus americanus
uva- Eutamias sibiricus
Arctostaphylos genus
Ceanothus genus
Between Tropic of
Cancer and Arctic
Circle
Callipepla
californica
Lynx rufus
Gopherus agassizii
Between Tropic of
Cancer and midlatitudes
Artemisia genus
Hesperoyucca
whipple
GRASSLAND
Bison bison
Sorghastrum nutans
Cynomys genus
Dalea genus
(American)Bison
bison
Between Tropic of
Cancer and midlatitudes
Canis latrans
Echinacea purpurea
Ammodramus
savannarum
Acacia genus
Pennisetum
purpureum
Loxodonta africana Between Tropic of
Cancer and Tropic of
Panthera leo
Capricorn
Giraffa
camelopardalis
Melinis repens
Acinonyx jubatus
Diospyros
mespiliformis
Connochaetes
genus
Carnegiea gigantea
Camelus genus
Yucca brevifolia
Vulpes zerda
Ferocactus genus
Heloderma
suspectum
Adansonia genus
DESSERT
Gymnogyps
californianus
Andropogon gerardii
Schizachyrium
scoparium
SAVANNAH
Geococcyx
californianus
Baileya multiradiata
Salvia dorrii
Between Tropic of
Cancer and midlatitudes
Gopherus agassizii
Crotalus cerastes
TUNDRA
Salix arctica
Vulpes lagopus
Calliergon genus
Ovibos moschatus
Papaver radicatum
Bubo scandiacus
Cladonia rangiferina
Rangifer tarandus
Beyond Arctic Circle
Arctostaphylos alpina Lemmus genus
Guide Questions:
1. What biomes are within the tropic of cancer? How about within the tropic of Capricorn?
Within the Tropic of Cancer, the biomes include tropical rainforests, deserts, and
savannahs. In contrast, within the Tropic of Capricorn, the biomes include tropical
rainforests, deserts, and grasslands.
2. What latitudinal range the savannah lies? How about the taiga? Tropical rainforest?
The savannah lies within the latitudinal range of 15 to 30 degrees north and south of the
equator. The taiga lies within the latitudinal range of 50 to 60 degrees north. The tropical
rainforest lies within the latitudinal range of 10 degrees north and south of the equator.
3. Why different biomes have different climatic conditions?
Biomes have different climatic conditions due to variations in factors such as temperature,
precipitation, sunlight, and soil composition, influenced by latitude, altitude, proximity to
water bodies, ocean currents, and prevailing wind patterns.
0
