Land Biomes

2. Large community of biotic and abiotic factors that occupies a distinct region of the world.
6. most diverse, most rainfall, covers 6% of Earth but home to 50% of all species, lots of everyday items come from here, near equator
7. Almost no trees, permafrost most of the year, cold and dry, at the top of mountains
11. large hardwood trees, most trees here lose their leaves in the fall, 4 seasons, 2-6 ft. of rain per year
12. shrubby, costal biome, hot summers and cool and rainy winters, wildfires

1. the natural environment where an organism can best survive
3. deep-rooted grasses and trees, hot year-round, but have torrential downpours to replenish the region
4. cold and harsh climate, short growing season, dominated by needled evergreens, low biodiversity, prone to wildfires
5. White bear that lives in the arctic
8. very little rain, hot and arid, nearly 20% of Earth
9. Big cat that lives in the grasslands
10. Freezing, little soil, windiest, surrounded by oceans