Biomes

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Group of ecosystems with similar climates and organisms

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biome

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The average annual temperature and amount of precipitation

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climate

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An area that receives less than 25cm of rain per year

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desert

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forest in which large amounts of rain fall year-round

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rain

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tallest layer of the rain forest, receives the most sunlight, can reach up to 70m

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emergent layer

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leafy roof up to 50m tall

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canopy

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Layer of shorter leafy trees and vines, around 15m high

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understory

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Area populated mostly by grasses and other nonwoody plants

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grassland

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Grassland located close to the equator, receives as much as 120cm of rain each year

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savanna

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Many trees in this type of forest biome shed their leaves and grow new ones each year.

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Deciduous