biomes Flashcards
biome
a large naturally occurring community of flora and fauna occupying a major habitat, e.g., forest or tundra.
grasslands
a large open area of country covered with grass, especially one used for grazing.
taiga
the sometimes swampy coniferous forest of high northern latitudes, especially that between the tundra and steppes of Siberia and North America.
tundra
a vast, flat, treeless Arctic region of Europe, Asia, and North America in which the subsoil is permanently frozen.
desert
a vast open area with no or little amount of any organisms
deciduous forest
a forest that reacts to the changes of the seasons causing leaves to fall and change color
tropical rain forest
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