Chapter 6, Lesson 5 - Biomes

Chapter 6, Lesson 5Biomes

biomegrassland

taigatundradesert

deciduous foresttropical rain forest

biome – the land on Earth is divided into six major large ecosystems

called “biomes”

Click the picture to explore biomes link!

http://www.mbgnet.net/index.html

grassland – a biome in which grasses are the main plant life

Click the pictures to explore grassland links!

http://ths.sps.lane.edu/biomes/grassland3/grassland3.html

http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/grasslands.htm

taiga – a cool, mostly coniferous (evergreen) forest

Click the pictures to explore taiga links!

http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/taiga.htm

http://www.mbgnet.net/sets/taiga/index.htm

tundra – the cold biome of the far north. It has permanently frozen

soil, so it can’t support large plants.

Click the pictures to explore tundra links!

http://chalk.richmond.edu/education/projects/webunits/biomes/tundra.html

http://www.mbgnet.net/sets/tundra/index.htm

desert – a sandy or rocky biome with little precipitation or plant life

Click the pictures to explore desert links!

http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/desert.htm

http://www.mbgnet.net/sets/desert/index.htm

deciduous forest – the forest biome in which many trees lose their

leaves each year

Click the pictures to explore deciduous forest links!

http://ths.sps.lane.edu/biomes/deciduous3/deciduous3.html

http://www.mbgnet.net/sets/temp/index.htm

tropical rain forest – hot, humid forests with much rainfall

Click the pictures to explore tropical rain forest links!

http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/rainforest.htm

http://www.rainforest-facts.com/rainforest-birds.html

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Chapter 6, Lesson 5 - Biomes