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biome | a large region characterized by a specific type of climate and certain types of plant and animal communities |
tundra | a treeless plain that is located in the Arctic or Antarctica and that is characterized y very low winter temperatures; short, cool summers; and vegetation that consists of grasses, lichens, perennial herbs |
permafrost | in arctic regions, the permanently frozen layer of soil os subsoil |
tropical forest | a region of forest or jungle that located near the equator and that is characterized by large amounts of rain and little variation in temperature |
canopy | the layers of treetops that shade the forest floor |
epiphyte | a plant that uses another plant for support, but not for nourishment |
coniferous tree | a tree belonging to a group of tree species that bear their seeds in cones and tend to be evergreen |
deciduous tree | a tree that sheds and regrows its leaves in response to seasonal changes |
temperate deciduous forest | a region of forest that has pronounced seasons, moderate temperatures, and moderate precipitaion; characterized by trees that shed their leaves in the fall |
taiga | a region of evergreen, coniferous forest below the arctic and subarctic tundra regions |
temperature grassland | a region that has cold winters and rainfall that is intermediate between that of a forest and a desert; characterized by extensive grasses and a few trees |
savanna | a plain full of grasses and scattered trees an shrubs; found in tropical and subtropical habitats and mainly in regions with a dry climate, such as East Africa |
chaparral | a type of vegetation thatt includes broad leafed evergreen shrubs and that is located in areas with hot, dry summers and mild, wet winters |
desert | a region that has little or no vegetation, long periods without rain, and extreme temperatures; usually found in warm climates |