ADAPTATIONS OF ORGANISMS FOR DIFFERENT
BIOMES
Directions: Use your textbook and notes to find one organism from each
biome (plant or animal). Fill in the chart including the organism’s habitat and
their adaptations to that habitat. Then in the last column describe how the
adaptation helps the organism survive.
Biome
Plant/Animal
Habitat
Adaptation
Describe how
the adaptation
helps the
organism
survive
Tundra
Caribou
Cold Dry
Heavy Fur
Helps to keep
it warm
Taiga
Hare
Cold
Cone trees
Fur change
with the
season
Camouflage
to hide from
predators
Temperate
Forest
Maple Tree
Mild with 4
seasons
Leaves
change colors
To collect
more sunlight
Temperate
Grassland
Prairie dog
Flat, mild,
dry
Burrow in
ground
Hide from
predators
Tropical
Savanna
Elephant
Dry, hot
Migration to
follow rain
Water
Chapparal
Mule deer
Moist, costal
Brown/grey
fur
Travel
without being
notices
Tropical
Rainforest
Collared
anteater
Hot, raining
Long tongue
Eat ants
Desert
Gila monster
Dry, hot
Thick skin
Prevents
water loss