biomes Flashcards

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biome

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a large naturally occurring community of flora and fauna occupying a major habitat, e.g., forest or tundra.

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grasslands

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a large open area of country covered with grass, especially one used for grazing.

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taiga

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the sometimes swampy coniferous forest of high northern latitudes, especially that between the tundra and steppes of Siberia and North America.

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tundra

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a vast, flat, treeless Arctic region of Europe, Asia, and North America in which the subsoil is permanently frozen.

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desert

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a vast open area with no or little amount of any organisms

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deciduous forest

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a forest that reacts to the changes of the seasons causing leaves to fall and change color

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tropical rain forest

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a tropical woodland with an annual rainfall of at least 100 inches (254 centimeters) and marked by lofty broad-leaved evergreen trees forming a continuous canopy

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