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There is not a very large plant and animal diversity in the Taiga 

because of the harsh conditions. There are a few plant species 

including lichens, mosses, and coniferous trees. Some of the 

animal wildlife includes American Black Bears, Bobcats, and 

Wolverines. 

The climate of the Taiga is known as a "Dfc" climate. This means 

that there is snow, there is always enough precipitation, and 

there is less than 4 months a year with average temperatures of 

50° or more. It's landforms include mountains,lakes, plains, 

rivers, streams, and some dormant volcanoes. The Taiga's soil 

does not have many nutrients because of its permafrost. The 

types of soil are Spodosol, Gelisol, and Shield. One of the food 

chains of this biome are that the berries get eaten by the 

squirrels, who get eaten by the foxes, who then get eaten by the 

wolves. The human impacts on this biome is that they cut down 

trees and hunt animals. The Taiga biome is located in Canada, 

North America, Asia, and Europe. (75°-60° North)

The biotic factors of the Tundra include lichens, cotton 

grass, and dark red leaves. Some of the animal 

wildlife includes an arctic fox, caribou, and polar bear. 

There is very poor soil quality in the Tundra. It has 

mountains and its climate is bleak and treeless. It is 

mostly always cold and during some months the sun 

barely rises. An example of one of the food chain in 

the Tundra is that the bear grass gets eaten by the 

arctic hare. Then the polar bear eats the arctic hare. 

Humans have impacted the Tundra by decreasing the 

animal population from hunting and polluting the 

environment through oil drilling. It is located at the 

top of the world around the North Pole (90° DCE)

The tropical rain forest has a very wide variety of 

plant and animal species. A few of the animals are 

the toucan, white bengal tiger, and the sloth. Some 

of the plants in the rain forest are orchids, buttress 

roots, and epiphytes. The soil of the tropical rain 

forest is relatively poor in nutrients and its climate 

includes lots of rain and is very humid. An example 

of a food chain in the tropical rain forest is that a 

grasshopper eats the marsh grass and then a shrew 

eats the grasshopper and then the grasshopper gets 

eaten by the hawk. 

Some biotic factors are mice, birds, insects, bacteria, thorn, trees, 

small shrubs and grasses. The abiotic factors are sunlight, sand, 

fertile soil, water, and climate which includes lots of rainfall. 

Humans have left a huge impact including the fact that more than 

25% of grasslands have disappeared. Many of the prairie animals 

such as prairie dogs are becoming extinct. They are killed because 

they are considered bests by farmers. However it is illegal to kill a 

prairie dog. Many animals are illegally poached. This biome is 

primarily located in Australia, Africa, South America. Africa is made 

up mostly of the grasslands biome. The general area has a latitude 

of 37°21′N to 34°51′15″S and a longitude of 51°27′52″E to 

17°33′22″W. One of the food chains starts with trees and shrubs 

which are eaten by caterpillars, birds, and mice. The catepillar is 

eaten by the bird which then eaten by the fox which, also eats 

squirrels, rabbits, and mice. The wolf eats the rabbit as well. The 

wolves and foxes are the kings of the food chain. 

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