The Earth has many different environments, varying in temperature, moisture, light, and many other factors. Each of these habitats has distinct life forms living in it, forming complex communities of interdependent organisms. By definition a biome is an ecosystem containing plant and animal species that are characteristic to a specific geographic region. (An ecosystem is the community of plants and animals in an area considered together with their environment.) The nature of a biome is determined primarily by climate, including a region's annual average temperature and amount of rainfall. Biomes are often named for the vegetation found within them. They can be classified as terrestrial (land), aquatic (water), or anthropogenic (dominated by humans).
Some of the biomes on Earth include:
*Desert - very dry, either hot or cold
*Tundra - cool, treeless, and dry
*Chaparral or scrub - coastal area with hot, dry summers and mild, cool, rainy winters
*Taiga or Coniferous Forest - cool and dry, with coniferous trees
*Temperate Deciduous Forest - cool and rainy, with deciduous trees
*Grassland - Windy, partly dry sea of grass with few trees, including tropical savanna, prairie, steppe, pampas, etc.
*Mountain biomes: there are a lot of different mountainous biomes, from grasslands at low altitudes, taiga (coniferous forests) below the treeline, and alpine (the same as tundra)
*Temperate Rain Forest - cool and wet
*Tropical Rain Forest - warm and very wet
*Land Caves - cool and dark
*Wetlands - there are many types of wetlands, including swamps, marshes, moors, bogs, fens, sloughs, etc.
*Freshwater Marsh - a wetland located near creeks, streams, rivers and lakes
*Temperate ponds
2007-02-05 02:40:08
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answered by Country Hick 5
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Ok, first what are the different biomes and where are they located at? Think, the tropical rainforest (South America), decidious forest (North America), etc...Now think about each of those biomes in terms of heat and humidity. For instance, the tropical rainforest is hot and humid and located below the equator. But the decidous forest, above the equator, is not to hot nor humid. So basically as you go above the equator you will get less tropical biomes because the heat and humidy is not present. And just the reverse as you go at or below the equator (to antartica which then is not to hot nor humid) youll find more tropical and humid biomes. Hope this helps.
2007-02-05 02:21:15
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answered by prodigy 2
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Well, biomes are the varying types of vegetation/plant life depending on the temprature and barometric conditions. For example, decidous forests are found in moderate climates such as the midwest, boreal forests in colder and more arid climates, and rainforests in high temprature and humid climates. Since certain plants can only exist and reproduce in certain climates, they are classified into biomes.
2007-02-05 02:18:08
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answered by melmc1980 3
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