This biome is situated around the equator and boasts the greatest biodiversity of any biome. desert tropical rain forest savanna temperate grassland temperate decidous forest

BIOMES OF THE WORLD Deciduous Forest Desert Tundra Taiga Grassland Mostly grasses, few trees seen Experiences all 4 seasons Plants and animals Coniferous tree conserve (store) water forest Extreme Only grasses are found here because of temperatures, very hot/very cold frozen ground High biodiversity Permanently frozen ground Leaves adapted into needles, Grazers are abundant here, zebra, giraffe, cow, deer evergreen trees

e al g As part of global climate change, the Earth is warming. If a region that currently supports a temperate forest warms considerably but does not change in precipitation, what biome is it expected to support? Annual precipitation (cm) 400 300 200 100 Boreal forest Desert Grassland 30 Savanna Tropical rainforest Tropical seasonal forest Tropical thorn scrub and woodland Desert 20 Temperate rainforest Temperate forest Savanna 10 Boreal forest Grassland Average temperature (°C) 0 Tundra -10

Which ecosystem is not considered a major biome?         temperate forests         grasslands         mountains         taigas