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biome examples
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| hot and dry climate | desert |
| containing permafrost | tundra |
| warm, rainy climate | rain forest |
| goes through all four seasons | temperate deciduous forest |
| ferns, orchids and vines | rain forest |
| contains coniferous trees | taiga/boreal/coniferous forest |
| contains trees that shed their leaves each fall | temperate deciduous forest |
| cactus | desert |
| grass, shrubs and small trees | grasslands |
| has a canopy and understory | rain forest |
| less than 25cm rain per year | tundra or desert |
| opossum, mice, skunk | temperate deciduous forest |
| bison, antelope, zebras, rhinoceros, giraffe, and kangaroos | grasslands/savannah |
| oaks and maples | temperate deciduous forest |
| gila monster | desert |
| winter snow and cold but summers warm and rainy | taiga/boreal/coniferous forest |
| wide variety on insects , plants and snimals | rainforest |
| red squirrels, wolves, bears, and lynxes | taiga/boreal/coniferous forest |
| biome we live in | temperate deciduous forest |
| mosses, lichen, Caribou, foxes, wolves, and arctic hares | tundra |
| jellyfish, whales, dolphin, eels | marine |
| trout, frogs | freshwater |
| crabs, worms, clams, oysters | marine & estuary |
| plants store water usingtheir waxy coating | taiga/boreal/coniferous forest |
| lakes, ponds, stream, rivers | freshwater |
| oceans, seas | marine |
| largest of the biomes because it covers 70% of earth's surface | marine |
| high temps in the day, low temps at night | desert |
| cold temps, litle rainfall | tundra |
| cold temps, high rainfall | Taiga/Boreal/ Coniferous Forest |
| Located: North Africa, Middle East, Western US, Middle of Asia | desert |
| Located: Central America, Northern S. America, SE Asia | rainforest |
| Located: Southern Africa, Mid US, southern S. Africa, mid Asia | grasslands |
| Located: foar northern Asia, far northern N. America | tundra |
| Located: northern Asia, northern N. America | taiga/ Boreal/ coniferous forest |
| Located: eastern US, Europe, and eastern Asia | temperate deciduous forest |