TERRESTRIAL

ECOSYSTEMS
Zyra Balderama
TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS
(LAND ECOSYTEM)

ARCTIC TUNDRA CONIFEROUS DECIDUOUS

BIOME FOREST BIOME FOREST BIOME
TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS
(LAND ECOSYTEM)

DESERT BIOME GRASSLAND RAINFOREST

BIOME BIOME
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Arctic Tundra Biome TERMS TO REMEMBER:
 Arctic Tundra- earth’s coldest biome
 Biome- a community of plants and animals that have common
characteristics for the environment they exist in
 Permafrost- layer of permanently frozen ground
 Thaw- ice or snow became liquid
 Shrubs- woody plant that is smaller than a tree

Coniferous Forest TERMS TO REMEMBER:

Biome  Coniferous Forest- forest of cone bearing trees, also called evergreen
trees
 Precipitation- rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground
 Fertile- producing or capable of producing abundant vegetation or
crops
Desiduous Forest TERMS TO REMEMBER:
Biome
 Desiduous Forest- forest of deciduous trees: rak, maple, elm, hickory
 Decomposing- process of decaying

Desert Biome TERMS TO REMEMBER:

 Desert- worlds driest biome, located on every continent except Europe
Grassland Biome TERMS TO REMEMBER:
 Grassland- made up of large open area with grasses and shrubs, few
large trees
 Savannah- hot tropical grasslands found mostly in Africa

Rainforest Biome TERMS TO REMEMBER:

 Rainforest- large amount of rainfall, has tall trees and large plants
 Tropical Rainforest- warm temperature, near the equator
 Temperature Rainforest- located on the Pacific Coast of US
 Equator- imaginary line that divides the earth into northern and
southern hemispheres