Temperatures
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Name_______________________________ Date________________________ Biomes Temperatures Precipitation (highs / lows) (total, patterns) Deciduous Before Forest Seasons 5-6 month growing season Desert Animals (3-5 examples) Interesting Facts 100 cm per year 40 inches Flowering plants Oak trees Grasses Birds Bears Rabbits Deciduous–shed leaves each year to save H2O Soil is rich- plants cover floor Animals eat nuts, berries, and leaves Less than 25 cm per year 10 inches Cactus, flowering plants, deep-rooted plants Fennec Gila monster Jack rabbit Tortoises Lizard Mosses Grasses Shrubs Insects Birds Caribou Wolves Before 38C = 100F 7C = 45F Tundra Plants (3-5 examples) Yearly average temperature can be below freezing Animals are usually active at night when it is cooler Adapt for little rain and extreme temp. Before Cold! 12C = 54F -26C = -14F Less than 30cm 12 inches Dry Permafrost – soil frozen almost all year Soggy soil in the summer Permafrost prevents rain from draining through soil. Name_______________________________ Date________________________ Biomes Boreal Forest Temperatures Precipitation (highs / lows) (total, patterns) Before 14C = 57F -10C = 14F Grassland Plants (3-5 examples) Animals (3-5 examples) Interesting Facts 35 – 75 cm 14 – 30 inches Trees (Evergreen) Flowers Shrubs Porcupine Insects Birds Lynx Owls 25 – 75 cm 10 – 30 inches Few trees Shrubs Grass Large Herbivores Bison Prairie Dog Very rich soil Savanna is a tropical grassland with clumps of trees Some get more than 300 cm! (120 inches!) Trees (100 species), Woody Vines, Flowers Reptiles, Birds Insects Monkeys Most biologically diverse biome Millions of species of insects Tropical rain forests have layers Coniferous trees – seeds in cones Needle like leaves with waxy coat– save H20 Trees do not loose leaves Before 30C = 86F 0C = 32F Rainforest Before 34C = 86F 0C = 32F Name_______________________________ Biomes Date________________________
