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Biomes
| Characteristic | Biome(s) |
|---|---|
| Permafrost | Tundra |
| scattered clumps of trees and rainy/dry seasons | Savanna |
| Humidity | Rainforest |
| Hot and DRY (colder at night) | Desert |
| Trees lose their leaves | Deciduous |
| Needle like leaves waxy coating dark in color to absorb sunlight | Coniferous |
| Plants have thick leaves to hold in moisture | Desert |
| Varying levels of salinity, shallow water, Mangrove Trees | Estuary |
| High salinity, plants have air sacs to float closer to the top of the water to get sunlight | Marine |
| standing or flowing water with little to no salinity | Fresh water |
| Plants low to the ground with deep roots to anchor them in. 4 seasons | Grasslands |
| Where Fresh Waster such as a river meets the ocean | Estuary |
| Roots shallow and spread out , plants low to the ground | Tundra |
| Nocturnal Animals come out at night in this biome to stay cooler at night than in daytime heat | Desert |