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Biomes - Habitats
Biomes
Calendar
A calendar to print,
color, and read.
Deser
Arctic
t
Taiga =
Chaparr
Conifero
al or
us
Scrub
Forests
Grassland
Tropical
Rainfore Pond
st
Ocean
Tempera
Cor Sunlit Twilight
Antarct Tund Cav Cit
te
Savan Prair Freshwat Swam Intertid
al (Euphoti (Disphot
ic
ra
e
y Deciduo
na
ie er Marsh p
al Zone
Reef c) Zone ic) Zone
us 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:
 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 Cave - 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
o midnight (aphotic) zone
 benthic biomes (bottom)
 sea trenches
 sea Caves
 And many more.
Some Land (Terrestrial) Biomes:

Biome
Water
Desert
Almost
none
Chaparal
(scrub)
Soil
Plants
Animals
hot or cold
poor
sparse succulents (like
cactus), sage
brush
sparse - insects,
arachnids, reptiles
and birds (often
nocturnal)
dry
summer,
rainy winter
hot summer, cool
winter
poor
shrubs, some
woodland (like
scrub oak)
drought and fireadapted animals
Tundra
dry
cold
permafrost
(frozen soil)
lichens and
mosses
migrating animals
Taiga
(coniferous
forest)
adequate
cool year-round
poor, rocky
soil
conifers
many mammals,
birds, insects,
arachnids, etc.
adequate
cool season and
warm season
fertile soil
deciduous trees
many mammals,
birds, reptiles,
insects, arachnids,
etc.
fertile soil
grasses (few or
no trees)
many mammals,
birds, insects,
arachnids, etc.
poor, thin
many plants
many animals
Temperate
Deciduous
Forest
Grassland
Tropical rain
Temperature
wet season, warm to hot (often
dry season with a cold season)
very wet
always warm
forest
soil
Swamp
very wet
warm
nutrient-rich
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
#1
In this printable
graphic organizer, the
student can organize
facts about a biome,
including the biome's
name, location,
weather, plant and
animal life, a food
chain, and general
comments. Or go to a
pdf of the worksheet.
Biome Report Chart
#2
In this printable
graphic organizer, the
student can organize
facts about a biome,
including the biome's
name, location,
weather, plant and
animal life (including
adaptations,
endangered species),
a food chain, soil,
and general
comments. Or go to a
pdf of the worksheet.
Biome Report Chart
#3
In this printable
graphic organizer, the
student can organize
facts about a biome,
including the biome's
name, location,
weather, plant,
herbivores,
carnivores and
omnivores (plus
adaptations),
endangered species, a
food chain, soil, and
general comments.
Or go to a pdf of the
worksheet.
Write BiomeRelated Definitions
In this worksheet,
write the definition of
a word, what part of
speech it is, and use it
in a sentence. Words:
biome, wetland,
tropical, temperate,
prairie, chaparral,
intertidal zone,
rainforest, tundra,
taiga. Or go to the
answers. Or go to a
pdf of the questions
and answers
(subscribers only).
Biomes: Write a
Biome-Related
Question for Each Vocabulary Word
Answer
List
In this worksheet, the A list of words related to
student is given a
biomes and ecosystems.
series of short
answers using biomerelated words. For
each answer, the
student writes a short
question.
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Biomes - Habitats
Deser
Arctic
t
Taiga =
Chaparr
Conifero
al or
us
Scrub
Forests
Grassland
Tropical
Rainfore Pond
st
Ocean
Tempera
Cor Sunlit Twilight
Antarct Tund Cav Cit
te
Savan Prair Freshwat Swam Intertid
al (Euphoti (Disphot
ic
ra
e
y Deciduo
na
ie er Marsh p
al Zone
Reef c) Zone ic) Zone
us Forest
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