What's a BIOME?

A biome is a community of plants and animals that live together in a particular climate. The climate and the land of any area on earth's surface will determine what can live and thrive there. These living things and the climate they live in make up the biome. Some biomes are on land, and some are in water! Biologists have names for earth's biomes. For this project, you will discover one of these branches of the 6 major biomes:

• Desert: semiarid
• Grassland: tropical grassland (savanna) or temperate grassland
• Forest: tropical forest, temperate forest, or boreal forest (taiga) 
• Tundra: arctic tundra or alpine tundra
• Freshwater: ponds & lakes, streams & rivers, or wetlands
• Marine: shoreline, temperate ocean, or tropical ocean

 

  Tips For the Road

 Want to Speed Up Your Information Search?

Start with the word biome or ecosystem.

Add the name of YOUR biome.

Add a third word to get more specific about your biome!

Here are some examples:

biome tundra  OR  biome tundra plants
biomes desert  OR  biomes desert climate
biome ocean tropical  OR  biome marine "tropical ocean"
biome freshwater lake  OR  biome freshwater wetland