This document describes the major biomes of the world, including the Arctic tundra, coniferous forest, deciduous forest, desert, grassland, marine, savanna, and tropical rainforest biomes. For each biome, it provides examples of characteristic plant and animal species and describes environmental conditions. Additional resources on biomes are also listed.

1. Christina Li
WORLD BIOMES

2. BIOMES OF THE WORLD
 ArcticTundra Biome
 Coniferous Forest Biome
 Deciduous Forest Biome
 Desert Biome
 Grassland Biome
 Marine Biome
 Savanna Biome
 Tropical Rainforest Biome

3. ARCTIC TUNDRA BIOME

4. ARCTIC TUNDRA BIOME
 The tundra is near the North Pole.
 Trees do not grow there.
 Winters are very cold.
 Summers last for a very short time.
 It is frozen and never melts.

5. ARCTIC TUNDRA ANIMALS
Harlequin Duck
(main diet is small sea
Arctic Fox Caribou creatures; arctic fox is its
(omnivore) (herbivore) main predator)
Musk Ox Snowy Owl
(herbivore; predators are (carnivore; preys are arctic fox Polar Bear
arctic wolf and polar bear) and small animals)

6. ARCTIC TUNDRA PLANTS
Caribou Moss
Arctic Moss
Bearberry
Tufted Saxifrage Pasque Flower

7. CONIFEROUS FOREST BIOME

8. CONIFEROUS FOREST BIOME
 Summers are short and mild and the winters
are long, cold and dry.
 Plants are mostly evergreen conifers with
leaves like needles, such as pine, fir and
spruce.
 Soil is thin and lacking in nutrients.

9. CONIFEROUS FOREST ANIMALS
Black
Bear
(omnivore
) Northern Lynx
(eats small mammals)
Bobcat
(eats small mammals)
Gray Wolf
Bald Eagle Wolverine
(eats small mammals)

10. CONIFEROUS FOREST PLANTS
Jack Pine
(pine cones
for rodents)
Balsam Fir
(squirrels, deer, caribous White Fir
eat its buds) (seeds for
squirrels)
Siberian Spruce
Eastern Red Cedar (pine cones for
(animals such as birds small mammals)
eat its berry fruit)

11. DECIDUOUS FOREST BIOME

12. DECIDUOUS FOREST BIOME
 The leaves change color before they fall.
 Deciduous trees lose their leaves in
autumn.
 The fallen leaves are good for the soil.
 In spring, new leaves grow and the forest
is green again.
 The leaves are wide to catch more
sunshine.

13. DECIDUOUS FOREST ANIMALS
Eastern Chipmunk
Coyote (omnivore) European Red Squirrel
(omnivore)
Least Weasel
(eats rodents, birds,
poultry, and rabbits)
Duckbill Platypus Fat Dormouse
(carnivore) (eats fruits, seeds,
White-Tailed Deer insects, and bird eggs)

14. DECIDUOUS FOREST PLANTS
Tawny Milksap
Mushroom
Guelder Rose
Carpet Moss
Lady Fern
White Birch Tree
Pecan Tree

15. DESERT BIOME

16. DESERT BIOME
 A desert can be very hot in daytime and cold
at night (no rainfall at all.)
 Some deserts are cold all the time.
 Desert plants need special ways of getting
water; their leaves and roots are special.
 Desert animals have special ways to survive.
Many shelter underground. Some animals
are active at night when it’s cool.

17. DESERT ANIMALS
Javelina
Banded Gila Monster (herbivore; mainly eats
(carnivore; eats small Prickly Pear Cactus;
animals) Bobcat’s main prey)
Cactus Ferruginous
Pygmy Owl
Desert Bighorn
Sheep
Sonoran Thorny Devil Lizard
Roadrunner Pronghorn Antelope (eats ants; a prey
(omnivore) of birds)

18. DESERT PLANTS
Barrel Cactus Soaptree Yucca Mojave Aster
Pancake Prickly
Pear Cactus
Joshua Tree
Brittle Bush
Ocotillo

19. GRASSLAND BIOME

20. GRASSLAND BIOME
 Grasses are the main kind of plant in
grasslands.
 There are not many trees in grasslands.
 Some grasslands are hot all year round. Some
grassland areas have hot summers and very
cold winters.
 Grasslands are big open areas that get between
25 and 75 cm of rain per year. This is less rain
than a forest gets and more than a desert gets.

21. GRASSLAND ANIMALS
Bumble Bee
Badger (hunts by birds, skunks, Bobcat
(carnivore) Badgers, etc.)
Coyote
Prairie Dog (Herbivore)

22. GRASSLAND PLANTS
Milkweed
Fleabane
Buffalo Grass
Stinging
Nettle
Blue
Grama
Grass
June Grass

23. MARINE BIOME (OCEAN BIOME)

24. MARINE BIOME ANIMALS
Moray
Eel
Striped Dolphin
Harp Seal
Shark
Hawksbill Sea Turtle
Skipjack Tuna

25. MARINE BIOME PLANTS
Kelp
Red Coralline Algae
Seagrass
Green Seaweed

26. SAVANNA BIOME

27. SAVANNA BIOME
 A tropical grassland with some clumps of
trees.
 It is characterized by its specific wet
(summer) and dry (long winter) seasons.

28. SAVANNA ANIMALS
Egyptian Mongoose
(eats mainly small
animals, but it also eats
fruits)
African Elephants
Chacma Baboon
(eat plants, fruits,
and bugs)
African Wild Dog
(carnivore; eats mainly
deer and antelopes)
Black Mamba Zebra
Emu (eat plants
and insects)

29. SAVANNA PLANTS
Acacia Tree
Elephant Grass
Whistling
Thorn
(long seed
pod is
Bermuda Grass nutritious
for animals)
Kangaroo Paws

30. TROPICAL FOREST BIOME

31. TROPICAL FOREST BIOME
 Rainforests are thick, warm and wet forests.
 They are forests that get at least 250 cm a
year of rain, often more.
 It has a lot of rain (high rainfall throughout
the year.)
 Tropical forests are located near the equator.
 Areas that are warm and frost-free.

32. RAINFOREST ANIMALS
Wagler’s Pit Viper
Bengal Tiger
Toco Tucan
(eats fruits, insects,
and spiders)
Sumatran Rhinoceros
Jambu Fruit Dove (herbivore)
Chimpanzee

33. RAINFOREST PLANTS
Jambu
Honey Bee
Tree
Coconut Tree
Bougainvillea
Bengal Bamboo

34. ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
 Blue Planet Biomes
 Missouri Botanical Garden – Biomes of the
World
 Animal Planet – Map of World Biomes
 Planet Earth – Biomes
 Biome Basics