Which biomes get the least rain?

On the World Biomes table, the desert and the tundra each get under 25 cm of rain per year. The tropical rain forest gets over 200 cm.

Why is biodiversity important for an ecosystem?

An ecosystem with high biodiversity tends to be healthier and more stable. If a disease kills one species, other species that do a similar job can take its place, and an ecosystem with few species has few backups.

6th Grade Biomes and Biodiversity Worksheets

Ages 11-12 · Free previews · Print-ready PDFs

Written by Adi Ackerman, Head Teacher

A biome is a large region with a similar climate and similar plants and animals, and biodiversity is the variety of living things in an area. These two 6th grade worksheets, each with an answer key, look at life at both scales. World Biomes uses a table of six major biomes and a simplified latitude map, and Biodiversity and Healthy Ecosystems has students graph sample species counts for four study plots, from a forest to a lawn.

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Biodiversity and Healthy Ecosystems

Grade6th Grade

TopicEcosystems

World Biomes

Grade6th Grade

TopicEcosystems

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Frequently Asked Questions

World Biomes covers tropical rain forest, savanna, desert, temperate deciduous forest, taiga and tundra. The table gives each one's latitude, temperature, rain per year, plants and animals.

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