Earth's Biomes

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Plants in this biome are adapted to poor soil, extreme temperatures and less than 25 centimeters of rainfall per year. Options: Tundra, Taiga, Desert, Grasslands

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Desert

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lichens, mosses, grasses, and other low-growing plants are common vegetation in this biome due to the permafrost, low rainfall, and very cold temperatures

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Tundra

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This biome gets the highest percentage of rain yearly: Taiga, Temperate Deciduous Forest, Tropical Rainforest, Grasslands

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Tropical Rainforest

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The climate in a tropical rain forest can be described as

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warm and wet

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Biome with plants and grasses, but no trees.

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grassland

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Biome with many different species of cacti and reptiles and very little rainfall.

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Desert

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Cold, dry biome where the soil stays frozen the entire year. Very little precipitation.

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tundra

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A group of ecosystems with similar organisms and climates.

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Biome

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Forest biome with many different trees, mosses and ferns; most trees lose and regrow their leaves each year.

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temperate forest

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Northern biome with many coniferous trees; very cold temperatures in the winter months.

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Taiga