Biomes
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| large region characterized by a specific type of climate and certain types of plants and animals | biome
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| refers to the weather conditions in an area over a long period of time | climate
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| ________________ and ______________ are two most important factors that determine a region's climate | temperature, precipitation
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| the distance north or south of the equator | latitude
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| the height of an object above sea level | altitude
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| this biome helps regulate world climate and plays a vital roles in the nitrogen, oxygen and carbon cycles | tropical rain forest
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| tropical rain forest | always humid and warm
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| this biome contains more species plants than any other biome | tropical rain forest
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| top layer of trees found in the tropical rain forest | emergent layer
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| layer of trees found just underneath the emergent layer in the tropical rain forest | canopy
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| bottom layer of vegetation found in a tropical rain forest | understory
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| type of biome which has large amounts of precipitation, high humidity, and moderate temperatures | temperate rain forest
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| this biome is characterized by brilliant foliage during the fall season | temperate deciduous forest
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| northern coniferous forest that stretches in a broad band across the Northern Hemisphere just below the Artic Circle | taiga
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| tree that has seeds that develop in cones | conifers
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| biome with the best soil | temperate grass land
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| animal species of the tropical rain forest have adaptations to use __________ and avoid ______________. | resources, competition
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| migration of animals in the savanna is mostly a response to | rainfall
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| spadefoot toads survive the dry conditions of the desert by | burying themselves in the ground
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| the tundra is most suitable to a vertebrate that | can migrate hundreds of kilometers each summer
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| a biome that has a large amount of rainfall, high temperature, and poor soil is a | tropical rain forest
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| the two main factors that determine where organisms live are | temperature ad precipitation
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| of the following, savanna, temperate rain forest, chaparral, desert, which contains large trees. | temperate rain forest
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| the most common types of plants in the taiga biome are | coniferous trees
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| succulent plants have | thick, fleshy stems
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| The top layer in a tropical rain forest is the a. canopy. b. understory. c. emergent layer. d. tree line. | emergent layer
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| Extreme temperatures, abundant precipitation, rich, deep soils, and a growing season of four to six months represent a a. tropical rain forest. b. taiga. c. temperate deciduous forest. d. savanna. | temperate deciduous forest
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| savanna | biome where we saw a cheetah chasing down and killing a young gazelle
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| major plant form found in the tundra biome | lichens
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