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New bookchp2lesson 3
New book lesson 3
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| biome | it is a group of ecosystems with similar climates and organisms |
| climate | it is the average and annual temperature and amount of precipitation in an area that determines its biomes |
| desert | it is an area that receives less than 25cm of rain per year |
| Rain forest | it is a forest in which large amounts of rain fall year-round |
| emergent layer | it is the tallest layer of the rainforest which receives the most sunlight and can reach up to 70 meters |
| canopy | it is the layer underneath the emergent layer that is 50 meters tall form a leafy roof |
| understory | it is below the copy and it is the layer of shorter trees and vines around 15 meters high |
| grassland | it is an area that is populated mostly by grasses and other non-woody plants |
| savanna | is the grasslands that are located closer to the equator than prairies |
| deciduous trees | they are trees that shed there leaves and grow new ones each year |
| boreal forest | they are dense forests found in upper regions of the northern hemisphere |
| coniferous trees | they are trees that produce their seeds in cones and have leaves shaped like needles. |
| tundra | is extremely cold and dry |
| permafrost | it is frozen soil |
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