Summer Homework: Biomes
A biome is a major regional group of
distinctive plant
and animal communities
best adapted to the region's physical natural environment, latitude, altitude and
terrain. There are terrestrial biomes that occur on land and aquatic biomes
that are found in water.
Directions: With the aid of the Internet, you are to research each biome listed
below. The research should answer the questions below.
Biome: Desert
What plants are found here:
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What Animals are found here:
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This Biome is found in what
countries (Be specific, like
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What is the climate of this
biome? __________________________________________________________
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Biome: Chaparral
What plants are found here:
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What Animals are found here:
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This Biome is found in what countries
(Be specific, like
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What is the climate of this
biome? __________________________________________________________
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Biome:
What plants are found here:
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What Animals are found here:
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This Biome is found in what
countries (Be specific, like
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What is the climate of this
biome? __________________________________________________________
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Biome: Temperate Deciduous
What plants are found here:
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What Animals are found here:
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This Biome is found in what
countries (Be specific, like
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What is the climate of this
biome? __________________________________________________________
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Biome: Tundra
What plants are found here:
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What Animals are found here:
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This Biome is found in what
countries (Be specific, like
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What is the climate of this
biome? __________________________________________________________
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Biome: Taiga
What plants are found here:
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What Animals are found here:
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This Biome is found in what
countries (Be specific, like
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What is the climate of this
biome? __________________________________________________________
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Biome: Grassland
What plants are found here:
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What Animals are found here:
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This Biome is found in what
countries (Be specific, like
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What is the climate of this
biome? __________________________________________________________
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Biome:
What plants are found here:
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What Animals are found here:
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This Biome is found in what
countries (Be specific, like
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What is the climate of this
biome? __________________________________________________________
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Biome: Estuary
What plants are found here:
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What Animals are found here:
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This Biome is found in what
countries (Be specific, like
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What is the climate of this
biome? __________________________________________________________
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Biome: Intertidal Zone
What plants are found here:
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What Animals are found here:
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This Biome is found in what
countries (Be specific, like
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What is the climate of this
biome? __________________________________________________________
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