Terrestrial Biomes Notes

The type of animals present

The amount of sunlight

The climate, including temperature and precipitation

The soil type

Cold year-round

Wet and dry season

Only dry season

Only wet season

Mild temperatures and high precipitation

Hot temperatures and low precipitation

Cold temperatures and high precipitation

Mild temperatures and low precipitation

Has all 4 seasons

Only warm summers

Only cold winters

No precipitation

Long, extremely hot winters; short, dry summers

Long, extremely cold winters; short, wet summers

Short, extremely cold winters; long, wet summers

Short, extremely hot winters; long, dry summers

Desert

Boreal Forest

Tropical Rainforest

Savanna

Tropical rainforests are dry and have low biodiversity

Tropical dry forests have consistent precipitation

Tropical rainforests are warm and rainy with high biodiversity

Temperate deciduous forests have long, cold winters

By migrating to other regions

By digging with their tusks

By storing water in their bodies

By hibernating

Warm summers and cold winters

Hot summers and mild winters

Cold summers and hot winters

Mild summers and cold winters

Trees

Shrubs

Grasses

Cacti

Store water inside

Have shallow roots

Grow quickly

Require constant sunlight

High temperatures

Long freezing winters

Abundant trees

Warm summers

Savannas have seasonal rain and migrating herbivores

Deserts are dry with extreme temperatures

Tundra is the coldest biome with permafrost

Chaparral has hot, dry summers with drought-adapted shrubs