Rabbit Trail: What is a Biome?

A biome is much bigger than a habitat or an ecosystem. It is the area in the world where you live that has a specific climate and specific plants and animals that can survive. Let's learn more about biomes below.

At NASA's site, you can learn more about each biome and play a game afterwards. Notice that NASA includes seven biomes, while the video we watched mentioned six. Scientists disagree on how many biomes there are based on how they choose the characteristics for each biome.

Mission: Biomes

Some features of this site are not compatible with your browser. Install Opera Mini to better experience this site. Have you ever wondered what it would be like to live in a different part of the world? What would the weather be like? What kinds of animals would you see?

What biome do you live in?

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