Ocean

There are 6 Biomes on the earth. One of them is Ocean. Approximately 70% of the Earth’s
surface is covered in water from oceans. There are five ocean biomes in the world – Atlantic
Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Indian Ocean, Southern Ocean, and the Arctic Ocean. They also
branch off into some of the major seas. This includes the Mediterranean Sea, the South China
Sea, and the Caribbean Sea.

The Pacific Ocean is the largest of all ocean biomes in the world. It is 64 million square
miles. The ocean biome at the greatest risk of problems for plant and animal life is the
Atlantic Ocean. It is half the size of the Pacific Ocean but it is the one that has the most
traffic. Cargo ships carry imports and exports between Africa, America, and Europe.

Freshwater
There are 6 Biomes on earth. One of them is Freshwater. Many of Earth’s biomes
are aquatic, or water-based. The characteristics of aquatic biomes are heavily influenced by
the concentration of dissolved oxygen and nutrients in the water. Some aquatic biomes
are freshwater biomes, where the water contains little or no salt. Freshwater biomes include
ponds, lakes, streams, and rivers, and are a vital source of drinking water.
Ponds and lakes are natural bodies of standing water. Ponds are smaller and may be
seasonal, whereas lakes are larger and more permanent. Streams and rivers are flowing
bodies of water that drain the landscape, and are important agents of erosion. The flow of a
typical stream or river can be characterized by three zones.
Grassland
There are 6 Biomes on earth. One of them is Grassland. The grassland biome is made up of
large open areas of grasses. They are maintained by grazing animals and frequent fires. Types
of grasslands include savannas and temperate grasslands. Grassland biomes consist of large
open areas of grass. Trees can be present, but they are infrequent. Low rainfall, wildland
fires, and grazing by animals are three factors that maintain grasslands. In grassland regions,
the climate is ideal for the growth of grasses only. The low precipitation rates are enough to
nourish grasses but not enough for a forest of trees. Frequent fires also play a role in
maintaining grassland ecosystems. Grasses are well adapted to grow back after a fire.
Humans have had a dramatic impact on the grassland biome.
Because temperate grasslands have rich soil, most of the grasslands in the United States have
been converted into fields for crops or grazing land for cattle.

Desert
There are 6 Biomes on earth. One of them is Desert. Deserts are extremely dry environments
that are home to well-adapted plants and animals. The main types of deserts include hot and
dry deserts, semi-arid deserts, coastal deserts, and cold deserts. The desert biome covers
about one-fifth of Earth’s surface. This biome has a layer of soil that can either be sandy,
gravelly, or stony, depending on the type of desert. Deserts usually get at most 50 centimeters
(20 inches) of rainfall a year, and the organisms that live in deserts are adapted to this
extremely dry climate.
The four main types of desert include hot and dry deserts, semi-arid deserts, coastal deserts,
and cold deserts. In hot and dry deserts, also known as arid deserts, the temperatures are
warm and dry year-round. Although heavy fogs blow in from the coast, rainfall is still rare.
The Atacama Desert of Chile in South America is an example of a coastal desert.
Cold deserts are still dry but have extremely low temperatures in comparison to the other
types of deserts. The Antarctic is an example of a cold desert.
Tundra
There are 6 Biomes on earth. One of them is Tundra. Tundras are cold, harsh environments
with distinctive biodiversity adapted to these conditions. For most of the year,
the tundra biome is a cold, frozen landscape. This biome has a short growing season,
followed by harsh conditions that the plants and animals in the region need special
adaptations to survive. Tundra form in two distinct cold and dry regions. Arctic tundra are
found on high-latitude landmasses, above the Arctic Circle—in Alaska, Canada, Russia,
Greenland, Iceland, and Scandinavia, for example—or on far southern regions, like
Antarctica. Alpine tundra are located at very high elevations atop mountains, where overnight
temperatures fall below freezing.
Tundra regions typically get less than 25 centimeters (10 inches) of precipitation annually,
which means these areas are also considered deserts. They have long, cold winters with high
winds and average temperatures below freezing for six to ten months of the year. Animals in
the tundra are also adapted to extreme conditions, and they take advantage of the temporary
explosion of plant and insect life in the short growing season.