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Term | Definition |
hot and dry climate | desert |
containing permafrost | tundra |
warm, rainy climate | rain forest |
goes through all four seasons | temperate deciduous forest |
ferns, orchids and vines | rain forest |
contains coniferous trees | taiga/boreal/coniferous forest |
contains trees that shed their leaves each fall | temperate deciduous forest |
cactus | desert |
grass, shrubs and small trees | grasslands |
has a canopy and understory | rain forest |
less than 25cm rain per year | tundra or desert |
opossum, mice, skunk | temperate deciduous forest |
bison, antelope, zebras, rhinoceros, giraffe, and kangaroos | grasslands/savannah |
oaks and maples | temperate deciduous forest |
gila monster | desert |
winter snow and cold but summers warm and rainy | taiga/boreal/coniferous forest |
wide variety on insects , plants and snimals | rainforest |
red squirrels, wolves, bears, and lynxes | taiga/boreal/coniferous forest |
biome we live in | temperate deciduous forest |
mosses, lichen, Caribou, foxes, wolves, and arctic hares | tundra |
jellyfish, whales, dolphin, eels | marine |
trout, frogs | freshwater |
crabs, worms, clams, oysters | marine & estuary |
plants store water usingtheir waxy coating | taiga/boreal/coniferous forest |
lakes, ponds, stream, rivers | freshwater |
oceans, seas | marine |
largest of the biomes because it covers 70% of earth's surface | marine |
high temps in the day, low temps at night | desert |
cold temps, litle rainfall | tundra |
cold temps, high rainfall | Taiga/Boreal/ Coniferous Forest |
Located: North Africa, Middle East, Western US, Middle of Asia | desert |
Located: Central America, Northern S. America, SE Asia | rainforest |
Located: Southern Africa, Mid US, southern S. Africa, mid Asia | grasslands |
Located: foar northern Asia, far northern N. America | tundra |
Located: northern Asia, northern N. America | taiga/ Boreal/ coniferous forest |
Located: eastern US, Europe, and eastern Asia | temperate deciduous forest |
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