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Biome Dominant Plant
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Tundra | ground-hugging plants such as mosses, lichens, sedges, and short grasses |
| Boreal Forest (TIG) | needle-leaf coniferous trees such as spruce and fir; some broadleaf deciduous trees; small, berry-bearing shrubs |
| Temperate Rainforest | douglas fir, sitka spruce, western hemlock, redwood; ground layer of mosses and ferns |
| Temperate seasonal forest | broadleaf deciduous trees; some conifers; flowering shrubs; herbs |
| woodland/shrubland/chapparal | woody evergreen shrubs with small, leathery leaves; fragrant, oily herbs that grow during winter and die in summer |
| temperate grassland | lush, perennial (short and tall) grasses and herbs; most are resistant to drought, fire and cold |
| Tropical rainforest | broad-leaved evergreen trees; ferns; large woody vines and climbing plants; orchids and bromeliads |
| Tropical seasonal forest (savanna) | tall, perennial grasses; some drought-tolerant and fire resistant trees or shrubs |
| Subtropical desert | cacti and other succulents; creosote bush and other plants with short growth cycles |