 Solid earth, it's home to a wide variety of the Earth's species. It comes in all different kinds of shapes and sizes - from the frozen tundra to the desert. Different types of environments are called biomes. Biomes share climate, and plant and animal life. Land biomes include: Tundra - Find out about life in one of the worlds harshest environments. Taiga - Cold in the winter and warm in the summer, the taiga is the world's largest land biome. Temperate/Deciduous Forests - Organisms in temperate deciduous forest must be able to adapt to four distinct seasons. Grasslands- Grasslands cover one quarter of the Earth's land area. Rainforests - Whether they are temperate or tropical all rainforests have one thing in common -- lots of rain! Deserts - Deserts are the most extreme of the land biomes and they can be hot or cold! | Did You Know?
... that the taiga is the world's largest land biome. ... that tropical rainforest can get as much as 400 inches of rain a year. What Do You Think?
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View OnlinePatrice looks at, tundra, rainforest, grassland, taiga, temperate deciduous forest, and desert biomes. She then joins Dave to learn how the red-tailed hawk is adapted to a variety of habitats. In the third segment, we take an up-close look at the desert. Finally, Laura and Marshall take a hike with David Publicover of the Appalachian Mountain Club and look at the diversity of plant life along the trail. Watch Online >> Image Credits: Clipart.com | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
... that there are cold and hot deserts. 
Learn more about some of the animals found in grasslands, deserts, the taiga and the tundra.
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