Biomes and Ecosystems
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| biome | geographic area on Earth that contains ecosystems with similar biotic and abiotic features
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| desert | biome that receives very little rain
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| grassland | biome where grasses are the dominant plants
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| taiga | forest biome consisting mostly of cone-bearing evergreen trees
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| temperate | region of Earth between the tropics and the polar circles
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| tundra | cold, dry, and treeless biome that has a layer of permanently frozen soil
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| coral reef | underwater structure made from skeletons of tiny, soft-bodied animals
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| estuary | region along a coastline that forms where streams or rivers flow into a body of salt water
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| intertidal zone | area of ocean shore between the lowest low tide and the highest high tide
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| salinity | amount of salt dissolved in water
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| wetland | aquatic ecosystem that has a thin layer of water covering soil most of the time
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| climax community | stable community that no longer goes through major ecological changes
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| ecological succession | process of one ecological community gradually changing into another
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| eutrophication | process of a body of water becoming nutrient-rich
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| pioneer species | first species that colonize new or undisturbed land
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