| A | B |
| Desert | receives less than 25 centimeters of rain per year |
| Tropical Rain Forest | Found in warm regions close to the equator |
| Temperate Rain Forest | Huge trees grow here including cedars,redwoods,and Douglas firs |
| Prairie | Populated by grasses and other non-woody plants |
| Savanna | Grasslands that are located closer to the equator |
| Deciduous Forest | In this biome the trees shed their leaves each year |
| Boreal Forest | In this biome the trees produce their seeds in cones |
| Tundra | Extremely cold and dry, soil is frozen all year |
| Alpine | Area covered by mountains |
| Freshwater | Rivers, lakes, streams |
| Marine | Oceans |