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Biome Very large Terrestrial ecosystems that contain a number of smaller but related ecosystems within them.
Tundra is cold and largly treeless biome that forms a continuous belt across North America, Europe, and Asia.
Permafrost A permanently frozen layer of siol under the surface.
Tropical Forest occur near the equator, in the region between 23.5N and 23.5S, known as the tropics.
Canopy The tree tops that form a continuous layer, which shades the forest floor.
Epiphyte Plants that include mosses, orchids, and bromeliads, uses another organism for support but is not a parasite.
Coniferous Tree Bear seeds in cones and tend to be evergreen
Deciduous Tree Shed their leaves each year.
Temperate Deciduous Forest Trees that lose all of thier leaves in the fall and regrow them each spring.
Taiga a forested biome dominated by coniferous tress such as pines, furs, and spruces.
Temperate Grassland Usually form in the interior of continents, at about the same latitude as temperate deciduous forests.
Savanna Tropical or temperate grasslands that have scattered deciduous trees and shrubs.
Chaparral a biome that is dominate by dense, spiny shrubs and has scattered clumps of coniferous trees.
Desert are areas that recaise an average of less that 25 cm of rainfall per year.
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