| A | B |
|---|
| characterized by grasses & some trees | savanna |
| dominant herbivores are insects (ants/termites) | savanna |
| fire is a dominant abiotic factor | savanna |
| large mammals must migrate during droughts | savanna |
| much of Africa is covered by this biome | savanna |
| sparse rainfall | desert |
| contain many CAM plants | desert |
| extreme temperatures | desert |
| plants have adaptations that prevent animals from eating them | desert |
| dense, spiny, evergreen shrubs | chaparral |
| most of California is in this biome | chaparral |
| plants are adapted to fires | chaparral |
| mild rainy winters, long, hot, dry summer | chaparral |
| seasonal drought, occasional fires | temperate grassland |
| large grazing mammals | temperate grassland |
| soil is rich in nutrients | temperate grassland |
| the American midwest | temperate grassland |
| dense strands of deciduous trees | temperate broadleaf forest |
| trees drop leaves in the fall | temperate broadleaf forest |
| many mammals enter hibernation | temperate broadleaf forest |
| many birds migrate to warmer climates | temperate broadleaf forest |
| dominated by cone-bearing trees | taiga |
| found in most of Canada & Russia | taiga |
| we live in this biome | temperate broadleaf forest |
| tree shapes are well-adapted for snow | taiga |
| most of Alaska is in this biome | tundra |
| marked by permafrost | tundra |
| very cold temperatures, high winds, little rainfall | tundra |
| supports no trees or tall plants | tundra |
| covers approximately 20% of Earth's surface | tundra |
| most of Brazil is covered by this biome | tropical rain forest |
| pronounced vertical stratification | tropical rain forest |
| marked by epiphytes | tropical rain forest |
| greatest amount of biodiversity among all terrestrial biomes | tropical rain forest |
