This chapter describes some of the major terrestrial biomes in the world; tropical forests, savannas, deserts, temperate grasslands ... role in breaking down animal droppings.

A lion may be the first savanna animal you think of ... at how humans have used the savanna grasslands. This clip is from the series Ecosystems and Biomes. This could be used to introduce students ...

Investigating the plants and animals of temperate grasslands. The temperate grasslands biome is located on a world map and the climate of the biome described. Presenter Ferne Corrigan then ...