Tropical rainforest: Hot and wet all year, tall trees and the most kinds of life; found in the Amazon, Congo and Southeast Asia
Savanna: Warm grassland with scattered trees and wet and dry seasons; found in East Africa and northern Australia
Desert: Gets very little rain, with plants like cacti; the Sahara is an example
Temperate deciduous forest: Four seasons and trees that lose their leaves in fall; found in the eastern United States, Europe and East Asia
Temperate grassland: Wide open grass with hot summers and cold winters; includes the prairies, steppes and pampas
Taiga (boreal forest): A cold forest of evergreen trees, the largest land biome; found in Canada, Alaska and Russia
Tundra: Very cold, windy and treeless with frozen ground; found near the Arctic
Alpine tundra: Cold, treeless land high on mountains
Chaparral (Mediterranean scrub): Hot dry summers, mild wet winters and shrubs; found in California and around the Mediterranean
Coral reef: Warm, shallow ocean habitat built by tiny animals called corals
Open ocean: Deep salt water habitat that covers most of the Earth
Freshwater biome: Rivers, lakes and ponds with little salt in the water
Wetland: Land covered with water for much of the year, like marshes and swamps
Mangrove forest: Salt-tolerant trees growing in shallow water along tropical coasts
Estuary: A place where a river meets the sea and fresh and salt water mix
Polar ice: Land and sea covered with ice year-round at the poles
Which biome is the Amazon?: Tropical rainforest
Which biome is the Serengeti?: Savanna
Which biome is the Sahara?: Desert
Which biome has permafrost?: Tundra
Which biome has the most biodiversity on land?: Tropical rainforest
Which biome has pines, spruces and firs across northern Canada and Russia?: Taiga
Which biome is the Great Plains of North America?: Temperate grassland
What are the grasslands of Eurasia called?: Steppes
What are the grasslands of South America called?: Pampas
What are the grasslands of North America called?: Prairies
What are the layers of a rainforest, from top to bottom?: Emergent layer, canopy, understory, forest floor
What is a biome?: A large region with a similar climate and similar plants and animals
Which biome has polar bears?: Arctic tundra and polar ice
Which biome has camels, cacti and lizards?: Desert
Which biome has lions, zebras and giraffes?: Savanna
Which biome has moose, wolves and spruce trees?: Taiga
Which biome has monkeys, toucans and orchids?: Tropical rainforest
Which biome has deer, squirrels and oak trees?: Temperate deciduous forest
What kind of biome is the Great Barrier Reef?: Coral reef (a marine biome)
What kind of biome is the Everglades?: Wetland

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