Land biomes are the most important habitats for most life on the planet. These land biomes can be warm and moist, or really hot and dry. Some land biomes are completely frozen. Look at 10 features of biomes that most people don't realize: Most plant and animal species are found in rainforests. The climate here is so wonderfully warm and moist that many species flourish. The temperatures are perfect for plants and insects, making food abundant for herbivores. Lots of plants provide shelter for many animals and reptiles. Rainforest plants help fight against cancer. Several drugs and medications have been extracted from tropical plants for use in the treatment of cancer. Serum from the rosy periwinkle of Madagascar have been used to successfully treat acute pediatric blood cancer, non-Hodgkin's lymphomas, and other types of cancers. Not all deserts are hot. Cold deserts can be found in places like Greenland, China, and Mongolia. Antarctica is a cold desert that also happens to be the largest desert in the world. One-third of Earth's carbon dioxide is stored in the tundra soil. The arctic tundra is has extremely cold temperatures and land that remains frozen year-round. This frozen soil or permafrost plays an important role in the cycle of nutrients such as carbon. As temperatures rise globally, this frozen ground melts and releases stored carbon from the soil into the atmosphere. The release of carbon could affect global climate change by increasing temperatures. Taiga is the largest land biome on the planet. The taiga extends across North America, Europe, and Asia. Also known as the boreal forests, taigas play a significant role in the nutrient cycle of carbon by removing carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere and using it to generate organic molecules through photosynthesis. Plants in the chaparral biome are fire resistant. Plants in the chaparral biome have many adaptations for life in this hot, dry region. A number of plants are fire resistant and can survive fires, which occur frequently in chaparrals. Many of these plants produce seeds with tough coats to withstand the heat generated by fires. Others develop seeds that require high temperatures for the seed to open up or have roots that are fire resistant. Some plants, such as the chamise, even attract fires with their flammable oils in their leaves. They then grow in the ashes after the area has been burned. Desert storms carry dust for miles! Desert storms can carry mile high dust clouds over thousands of miles. In 2013, a sandstorm originating in the Gobi Desert in China traveled over 6,000 miles across the Pacific to California. Strong winds that occur during dust storms easily pick up loose sand and desert soil lifting them into the atmosphere. Very small dust particles can stay in the air for weeks, traveling great distances. These dust clouds can even impact climate by blocking sunlight. Grassland biomes provide food for the largest land animals on Earth. The fertile soil supports crops and grasses that provide food for humans and animals alike. Large grazing mammals such as elephants, bison, and rhinoceroses make their home in this biome. Temperate grassland grasses have super huge root systems, which keep them anchored in the soil and helps to prevent erosion. Less than 2% of sunlight reaches the forest floor in a tropical rainforest. The vegetation in tropical rainforests is so thick that less than 2% of sunlight reaches the ground. Although rainforests typically receive 12 hours of sunlight per day, enormous trees as tall as 150 feet tall form an umbrella canopy over the forest. These trees block out the sunlight for plants in the lower canopy and forest floor. This dark, humid environment is an ideal place for fungi and other microbes to grow. Temperate forest biomes go through all four seasons, summer, winter, fall and spring. Other biomes don't experience distinct periods of winter, spring, summer, and fall. Plants in the temperate forest region change color and lose their leaves in fall and winter. The seasonal changes mean that animals must also adapt to changing conditions. Many animals camouflage themselves as leaves to blend in with the fallen foliage in the environment. Some animals in this biome adapt to the cold weather by hibernate during the winter or by burrowing underground. Others migrate to warmer regions during the winter months. I know! Right!
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Luke
3/23/2018 02:15:53 pm
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9/24/2019 08:19:06 am
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7/20/2021 08:32:33 pm
hey Luke its three years later, how you holding up? you still like sloths anyways I hope life is going good for you!!
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3/25/2018 08:11:46 pm
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9/24/2019 08:22:50 am
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3/26/2018 07:38:01 am
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9/24/2019 08:24:38 am
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7/20/2021 08:37:38 pm
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9/24/2019 08:25:15 am
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5/18/2020 01:30:21 pm
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5/18/2020 01:31:44 pm
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5/18/2020 01:35:27 pm
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