IOC4 Module 9 Word Scramble
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Biome where water is a limiting factor. Less than 30cm of annual rain. Succulents for flora. | Desert |
Areas immediately north and south of the tropic zone | Subtropical zone |
Climatic zone between forest and desert. Experience seasonal drought and periodic fires. Tall and short grass depending on rainfall. Nutrients are below the ground. | Grasslands |
includes the vast treeless plains of the arctic region. Extremely cold temperatures and permafrost (permanently frozen subsoil) characterize the climate. Tundra comprises about 20% of the earth's surface. | Arctic Tundra |
is its height above a fixed reference point, often the mean sea level. | Elevation |
Forest dominated by trees that drop their leaves before winter because the decrease in temperature limits their ability to photosynthesize. The soils are rich in microbiota. | Deciduous forest |
Forest in temperate regions with warm summers and cool winters. This type of forests is predominately evergreen conifers and some broad leaf evergreens. | Coniferous Forest |
a high-altitude grassland plant community located in an alpine climate, above the tree line of a mountain. | Alpine Meadow |
Symbiotic association of a fungus with a photosynthetic partner. The partner produces food for the lichen from sunlight. | Subarctic Lichen |
Forest with broad-leaved trees that keep their leaves year round. | Broad-leaf rainforest |
Forest in temperate regions with warm summers and cool winters. These forests are predominately evergreen conifers and some broad leaf evergreens. | Coniferous Forest |
Characterized by dense grass up to 2 meters high. Area between far Western states and Mississippi. | Prairie |
Eastern forests of the US. Midwest - Eastern sea board. | Deciduous forest |
Great Basin, Sonoran, Mojave, Chihuahuan..these are the major Biomes of this type in the US. | Desert |
The only Tundra Region in the US | Alaska |
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