1	Biomes A look at biomes of the world
2	Desert Hot (day) Cold (night) Very little rainfall Animals adapted to extreme temperatures & lack of water
3	Rainforest Lots of rain Many plant & animal species A Temperate rainforest is cooler than a Tropical rainforest
4	Deciduous forest Moderate Temperatures Trees lose leaves & grow new ones 50 cm of rain or more per year Migrating or hibernating animals
5	Grasslands (Prairie) Moderate temperatures 25-75 cm of rainfall per year Home of large grazing animals This picture is a Savanna
6	Taiga (Boreal Forest) Cool Cone Bearing Evergreen Trees Harsh Winters (Precipitation is often snow) Animals have thick fur & more body fat
7	Tundra Very Cold with permafrost Essentially a frozen desert (little rainfall) Few plants & thickly furred animals
8	Mountains High Elevations Cold at peaks Has characteristics of different biomes that change as you go up or down the mountain. (Warm at base cold at peak)
9	Pond/Lake Non-moving fresh water Algae A few plants Freshwater fish
10	Estuaries Place where salt & fresh water meet Huge animal breeding ground
11	Rivers/Streams Moving water (fresh) More constant temperatures Fish larger & more streamlined than in pond/lakes.
12	Ocean Intertidal Zone – temperature changes, pounding waves, water meets air. Neritic Zone- shallow water along coasts, few plants, coral reefs (warm), schooling fish Surface Zone- no plants (algae), open water, large fish & whales. Deep Zone- Dark, has bizarre animals that often have bioluminescence.