Transcript The Worlds Biomes - Westwood5thGrade2011

The Worlds Biomes
By: Kaleena Elliott
Rainforest Biome
• Rain forests can be found on almost every continent by
the equator.
• The rainfall is 3 meters per year.
• Jambu Fruit Dove is an animal here that Is really fat with
a long but small body.
• The bird is orange and yellow with eyes the color brown
or red.
• A bougainvillea is a flower here that grows flowers on it
that can be pink, red, orange, white, or yellow.
• Adaptations: The Jambu Fruit Dove never leaves its nest
& eats fruits right from the trees. A Bougainvillea climbs
on or has a competition with other plants to get sunlight,
and they have drip tips on them to get rid of water.
http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/rainf
orest.htm
http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/rnfrst_plant_page.htm
Deciduous Forest
Biome
http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/deciduous_animal_page.htm
http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/deciduous_plant
_page.htm
• They are mostly in Europe.
• Lots of animals and plants are found here.
• A Least Weasel lives here and it has a long yet short
body with long nails.
• It is the color brown or white and has short ears.
• A plant called the Guelder Rose is wheel shaped and
has five flowers on the outside.
• The rose can have red or purple leaves .
• Adaptations: The weasel can kill up to five times its size.
The rose takes over other plants land space for room.
Grassland Biome
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They are mostly found in mid west America.
Tons of animals live here.
The Corsac fox has long legs and large ears.
They are usually the colors silver, white, or a reddish gray
and they are very social animals.
• The Milk Vetch is a cold weather plant with a couple of
stems.
• It has soft hair all over and has lavender or purple flowers.
• Adaptations: The fox hides in its burrow to stay away from
predators. The Milk Vetch has a long root to get water deep
in the ground.
http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/steppe_plant_page.htm
http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/steppe_animal_page.htm
Taiga Biome
http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/taiga_animal_page.htm
http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/taiga_plant_page.htm
• Their trees mostly have needles.
• They have very cold weather in the winter.
• The Snowshoe Rabbit has large rear feet and have fur
on the bottom of them.
• They are a pure white color.
• The Paper Birch is a tall tree with a white trunk and tiny
flowers.
• Adaptations: The rabbit is really fast to get away from
predators easily. The Paper Birch is really tall so it can
get sun.
Desert Biome
http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/desert_
animal_page.htm
http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/deser
t_plant_page.htm
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Very hot weather.
The desert gets very little rain.
The desert Tortoise is not really a shy animal.
It has strong front legs and they are flattened with
sharp long nails.
It has a brown and round shell.
The Barrel Cactus has a cylinder body with super
sharp needles.
It can grow up between 5 -11 ft. tall.
It grows either yellow, green, or red blossoms.
Adaptations: The Tortoise digs burrows to survive in
very hot or cold weather.
Tundra Biome
http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/tundra_animal_page.htm
http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/tundra_plant_page.htm
• The Tundra is a very cold place.
• The tundra gets very little rain.
• The Tundra has an animal called the Arctic Fox, it has
a long tail and short legs.
• The fox is white, grey, and a type of light blue color.
• The pasque flower is a plant that has silky hairs on its
stems.
• It is the colors lavender, white, and yellow.
• Adaptations: The Arctic Fox makes homes in the
ground which they hide in when there are predators
around.
References
• http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/world_biomes.htm