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BiomeA large region characterized by a specifictype of climate and certain types of plant and animal communities.

Temperate Deciduous ForestCharacterized by warm summers, cool winters, has all four seasons, year-round precipitation and fertile soil.

TemperateClimate zones with moderate (warm) temperatures that are located between

the tropics and the polar zones.

There are different types of grasslands.

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SavannaHot, Rain, DryA tropical / subtropical grassland biome with scattered individual trees, large herbivores, and three distinct seasons based primarily on rainfall, maintained by occasional fires and drought.

Steppe (Temperate Grassland) Dry, cold, grasslands

DesertA region of little vegetation, either cold or hot, that receives ten inches or less of precipitation each year, long periods without rain, deserts have extreme temperatures.

TundraBiome that surrounds the north and south poles; no trees landscape with short, cool summers, and long, very cold winters with short periods of winter sunlight, beneath the topsoil is a layer of permafrost.

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Coniferous ForestForest populated by cone-bearing evergreen trees; mostly found in the colder northern latitudes.

Tropical Rainforest- both hot and moist (wet); rains a lot.

FreshwaterAquatic ecosytem that does not contain no saltwater, can be rivers, lakes, streams,ponds, and wetlands.

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WetlandAn ecosystem in which water either covers the soil or is present near the surface of the soil for at least part of the year.

MarshA type of wetland featuring grasses, reeds and other plants in shallow water.

MarineBiome that includes open ocean, seashore, and it covers 75% of the planet. There is a very high salinity level (SALT), and a wide variety of animals.