TROPICAL RAINFORESTS = hot and wet all year round, a variety of vegetation mainly tree dominated
TROPICAL GRASSLANDS = hot and wet with a dry season, all vegetation is adapted to drought
DESERTS = very hot and dry all year round, plants are able to store water in spines rather than leaves
TEMPERATE GRASSLANDS = hot summers and cold winters, rainfall in late spring and summer. grasslands with a few trees or shrubs
TEMPERATE FORESTS = warm summers and cold winters, precipitation all year round. deciduous trees shed their leaves in autumn
BOREAL FOREST = warm summers and very cold winters , little rainfall that mainly occurs in summer. coniferous trees have needles rather than leaves to survive cold temperatures
TUNDRA = winter temperatures throughout the year, low precipitation and very few plants