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BIOMES OF THE WORLD, characteristics, characteristics, characteristics -…

- - - - SAVANNA
        
        The Savanna biome is characterized by an extensive cover of grasses with scattered trees.
        
        It is a transitional biome between those dominated by forests and those dominated by grasses. The Savanna biome is associated with climates having seasonal precipitation accompanied with a seasonal drought.
        
        Animals adapt to the shortage of water and food through various ways, including migrating (moving to another area) and hibernating until the season is over.
- - - - Tundra lands are covered with snow for much of the year, but summer brings bursts of wildflowers. Tundras get an average of six to ten inches of rain each year.
    - - Tundra ecosystems are treeless regions found in the Arctic and on the tops of mountains, where the climate is cold and windy, and rainfall is scant.
- - - - The taiga lies between the tundra to the north and temperate forests to the south. Alaska, Canada, Scandinavia, and Siberia have taigas.
- - - - The top layer or canopy contains giant trees that grow to heights of 75 m (about 250 ft) or more.
    - - Rainforests are a powerful natural climate solution. ...
        
        Tropical forests have become a net carbon emitters. .
        
        Tropical rainforests cover less than 3% of the planet, yet they are home to more than half our planet's terrestrial animal species.
    - - Tropical forest animals use a variety of adaptations. These adaptations include, but are not limited to, camouflage, nocturnal and diurnal modes of living, the use of poison, interdependence, and mutualism. Animals need these adaptations in order to survive in the rainforest.
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