ciencias

Biomes

Is a group of ecosystems that have similar light, temperature, humidity and living things?
For example: the rain forest in the world.
Specific living things occur in each type of biome. Each biome is in a specific climatic zone.
Biome of warm zones:
There are three types of biomes in warm zones:
The desert: is a biome where there is a little water. The temperatures are very high during the day and very low at night. Cacti, coyotes and camels live in the desert biome.
Tropical rain forest: it rains a lot. It is very humid and warm, are also very dense, they have a lot of trees, like rubber trees, and animals like the toucan.
The savanna: is a biome where a very dry season is followed by rainy season every year.
The most common plants are types of grass. The trees grass for apart from each other.

Giraffes and lions live in the African savanna.

Temperate zone biomes: this biomes are in the temperate zones.
Chaparral: evergreen plants and brushes are found here. These plants can survive hot, dry summers. Typical plants include thyme and oak. Rabbits and boars live here.
Temperate forest: pine trees and trees that lose their leaves in autumn are typical of these forest. Spruce and elm trees, deer and bears live here.
Prairies and steppes: this biome is a large plain covered with grass. There are few trees the prairie dog and the bison live in this biome.
Biomes of cold zones: the tundra and boreal forest are in cold zones.
The tundra: Has very low temperatures. Lichens and small plants like moss are characteristic plants. Reindeer and the arctic fox live here.
Boreal forest: are cold zone forest characteristic plants include lichens, pine trees and fir trees. The ground of boreal forests is covered with ice and snow for many months of the year. The beaver and the Canada lynx live in this biome. Boreal forests are also called taiga.