![Dense tropical rainforest](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/2020-02/tropical-dense-cloud-forest-coverd-in-fog.jpg?itok=hZ-ak9O8)
Tropical Rainforest Biome
Backgrounders
Learn about the location, plants, animals, human impacts and conservation of tropical rainforest biome.
![African savanna](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/2020-02/African_savanna.jpg?itok=47nbBHlh)
Savanna Biome
Backgrounders
Learn about the location, plants, animals, human impacts and conservation of the savanna biome.
![Monument Valley, Arizona](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/2020-02/Monument_valley.jpg?itok=OVV6_Owd)
Desert Biome
Backgrounders
Learn about the location, plants, animals, human impacts and conservation of the desert biome.
![Wild elk in boreal forest, Banff National Park](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/2020-02/wild-elk-banff.jpg?itok=3aL59Nl5)
Boreal Forest/Taiga Biome
Backgrounders
Learn about the location, plants, animals, human impacts and conservation of the boreal forest/Taiga biome and meet Anne-Claude Pépin who is a fire management technician.
Krista Pooley
Environmental Assessment Coordinator
![Carly Silver | Écologiste associée](/sites/default/files/styles/career_image/public/2019-09/Carly%20Silver.jpg?itok=DpeTJqH5)
Carly Silver
Career Profiles
Associate Ecologist
![Iguana Iguana](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/photo-1428542244207-0aaec316e609.jpg?itok=b0mH_hlU)
Reptiles
Picture Collections
10 images of some cold-blooded vertebrates such as snakes, lizards and alligators typically having dry, scaly skin
![Plant](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/photo-1422558068704-1f8f0609e27c.jpg?itok=LKl3nVfU)
Plants: Parts
Picture Collections
12 images of some major parts of plants such as stems, roots, flowers and leaves
![Fennel Seeds Fennel Seeds](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/Fennel_seed.jpg?itok=k7Q96zAi)
Plants: Seeds
Picture Collections
6 images of some seeds which are the fertilized part of a plant used for germinating new plants such as fennel, kiwis and pumpkins
![Great tits eat from a bird feeder](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/2019-10/Great_tits_bird_feeder.jpg?itok=aiRpq_-G)
Natural Selection in Your Backyard
STEM Explained
A study on bird feeders and beak sizes shows how an everyday human activity can affect the evolution of another species.
![Boreal Forest Boreal Forest](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/photo-1434394566634-da0fa7e334b8.jpg?itok=vRRjTv2B)
Plants: Biomes
Picture Collections
9 images of plants in some large naturally occuring habitats called biomes such as tundra, grasslands and boreal forests
![Seed Germinating Seed Germinating](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/Seed_germination.jpg?itok=wV7-g9v7)
Plants: Germination
Picture Collections
6 images of some seedlings sprouting as one of the stages towards full plant growth
![Early Stages Of Plant Growth Early Stages Of Plant Growth](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/Plant-Growth.jpg?itok=jWd5KXkY)
Plants: Growth
Picture Collections
10 images showing some stages of plant growth from planting to sprouts growing to harvesting
![Sunlight Sunlight](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/sunlight2.jpg?itok=4MvZ2oC-)
Plants: Needs
Picture Collections
8 images representing some of the needs of plants for healthy growth such as water, nutrients and light
![Ant Head Ant mouthparts](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/LT_Ant_Mouth.jpg?itok=-9ExqWT-)
Insects: Mouth Parts
Picture Collections
6 images of insect mouthparts.