The Temperate Shrub Lands A biome, also known as a life zone, is all the plants, animals, and other organisms in a particular area. It also includes the physical environment. A biome is composed of many ecosystems, smaller communities of organisms and their habitats. Biomes are characterized by its plant life. The plant life is determined by climatic conditions, latitude, and altitude. Temperate shrub lands is a biome that occurs under warm climates. They can …showed first 75 words of 965 total…

…showed last 75 words of 965 total…and have no major predators. The Temperate Shrub Lands may appear as a deserted area at first glance, but it is in fact a land of diverse species. For an organism to survive they must be well adapted to the, at times, harsh conditions. It is obvious, however, that the ecosystem is entirely dependent on the success of the chaparral vegetation. If this vegetation was to cease to exist, it will have major environmental consequences.