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Definition
biome   characteristics of climate, rainfall  
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estuary   area where freshwater mixes with salt water  
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tundra   area far north with long cold winters and permafrost  
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tropical rainforest   area with a lot of animals, various trees with a canopy and very rainy  
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grassland   area with few trees, grassy, flowering plants, large herbivores  
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marine   large fish, salty, whales, and moving waters  
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freshwater   smaller fish, wetland, marsh, swamp, and small tributaries  
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shelf area   continental shelf is located where the ocean seas begin  
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coniferous forest   area with evergreen trees, moose, deer and not a lot of light  
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desert   area that is dry, very little rain and high temperature  
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regions   type of biomes are determined by rainfall and temperatures  
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littoral zone   area closest to the edge of the land in a lake or pond  
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deep-water zone   aquatic area where no light can reach  
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deciduous forest   the leave change colors, fall off and home to a lot of species  
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phytoplankton   microscopic photosynthetic organism floats near the top  
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wetland   area of land where water is present above the surface for most of the year  
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permafrost   soil located below the surface that is frozen all the time  
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savanna   also called grasslands with few trees and large herbivores  
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survival   animals survive harsh winters by hibernating or migrating to warmer climates  
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factors   factors of a biome are the temperatures and rainfall  
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benthic zone   seafloor with thermal vents, also called the deep sea  
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oceanic zone   sea floor drops, deep water, no light has phytoplanktons  
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nertic zone   edge of continental shelf, coral reefs, and a lot of sunlight  
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abiotic   area of nonliving factors in the environment  
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tributary   smaller streams, rivers, brooks that join into larger ones  
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swamp   area of land and water with trees and vines  
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marsh   area of freshwater, cattails but no trees and no reptiles hatching eggs  
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zooplankton   small animal organisms that feed on phytoplanktons  
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