biomes

Question 1

biome

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A biome is a large area characterized by its vegetation, soil, climate, and wildlife

Question 2

climate

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In short, climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a particular area.

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latitude

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Latitude is the measurement of distance north or south of the Equator. It is measured with 180 imaginary lines that form circles around the Earth east-west, parallel to the Equator.

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altitude

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Altitude, like elevation, is the distance above sea level. Areas are often considered “high-altitude” if they reach at least 2,400 meters

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tropical rain forest

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The tropical rainforest is a hot, moist biome where it rains all year long. It is known for its dense canopies of vegetation that form three different layers

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emergent layer

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The emergent layer is where the tallest trees can be found, poking high above the dense treetops of the canopy layer just below

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canopy

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In forest ecology, canopy also refers to the upper layer or habitat zone, formed by mature tree crowns and including other biological organisms

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epiphyte

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Epiphytes are plants that grow on other plants for physical support, without obtaining benefits or causing harm to the host plant

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understory

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The understory is the underlying layer of vegetation in a forest or wooded area, especially the trees and shrubs growing between the forest canopy and the forest floor.

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temperate rain forest

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The main areas of its occurrence are in South America; eastern Australia; southern China, Korea, and Japan; small areas of southeastern North America and southern Africa;

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temperate deciduous forest

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Temperate deciduous forests have a great variety of plant species

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taiga

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The taiga is a forest of the cold, subarctic region. The subarctic is an area of the Northern Hemisphere that lies just south of the Arctic Circle.

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savanna

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A savanna is a rolling grassland scattered with shrubs and isolated trees, which can be found between a tropical rainforest and desert biome.

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temperate

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having a moderate climate which especially lacks extremes in temperature. b : found in or associated with a moderate climate temperate insects

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grassland

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Grassland biomes consist of large open areas of grass. Trees can be present, but they are infrequent. … In grassland regions

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chaparral

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chaparral, vegetation composed of broad-leaved evergreen shrubs, bushes, and small trees usually less than 2.5 m

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desert

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Deserts are areas that receive very little precipitation. … One thing all deserts have in common is that they are arid, or dry.

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tundra

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he word “tundra” derives from the Finnish word tunturia, meaning barren or treeless hill.

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permafrost

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As Earth’s climate warms, the permafrost is thawing. That means the ice inside the permafrost melts, leaving behind water and soil