Biomes Vocab Flashcard

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What are trees with short waxy needles that make seeds called?

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Conifer

Front

What is the biome that includes all organisms that live on land?

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Terrestrial

Front

What is a frozen layer of soil called?

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Permafrost

Front

What do we call areas of the world that have the same temperature, amount of rainfall, and climate?

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Biomes

Front

What climate is warm to hot with lots of rainfall year-round?

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Tropical

Front

What is the term for a biome characterized by very low temperatures and little precipitation?

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Tundra

Front

What type of biome is characterized by trees that lose their leaves in the fall?

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Deciduous

Front

What is the term for the variety of life in a particular habitat or ecosystem?

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Biodiversity

Front

What do we call the process by which plants adapt to their environment?

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Adaptation

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What is the term for a biome that is primarily underwater?

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Aquatic