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Even More Animals
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Biome | Group of ecosystems with similar climates and organisms |
| Climate | The average annual temperature and amount of precipitation in an area that determines its biome |
| Desert | Area that receives less than 25 centimeters of rain per year |
| Rain Forest | Forests that have huge amounts of rain fall year round |
| Emergent layer | The tallest layer of the rain forest |
| Canopy | Underneath trees up to 50 meters tall form a leafy roof |
| Understory | Below the canopy, a layer of shorter trees and vines |
| Grassland | An area that is populated mostly by grasses and other nonwoody plants |
| Savanna | Receives as much as 120 centimeters of rain each year. Home to many of the largest animals on Earth |
| Deciduous Tree | Trees that shed their leaves and grow new ones each year |
| Boreal Forest | Dense forests found in upper regions of the Northern Hemisphere |
| Coniferous Tree | Trees that produce their seeds in cones and have leaves shaped like needles |
| Tundra | Extremely cold and dry |
| Permafrost | Frozen soil all year |
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