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Name that Biome
Unit B, Chapter 3, Carter Lomax, Mr. D.
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Science
5th Grade
02/19/2008

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BIOME
Definition

LARGE-SCALE ECOSYSTEM DEFINED BY THE PLANTS AND ANIMALS ADAPTED TO LIVE IN ITS CLIMATE 

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DESERTS

Definition

HOT DAYS

COLD NIGHTS

VERY LITTLE WATER

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TUNDRA

Definition

PERMAFROST

(FROZEN SOIL)

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TROPICAL RAIN FOREST

Definition

VERY WET

ALWAYS WARM

MANY PLANTS

MANY ANIMALS

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TROPICAL RAIN

FOREST

Definition
HIGHEST LEVEL OF BIODIVERSITY
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TUNDRA

Definition

LOWEST LEVEL OF BIODIVERSITY

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TAIGA
Definition

EVERGREENS - PINES, FIRS, SPRUCES, AND HEMLOCKS

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CONIFERS
Definition
TREES THAT REPRODUCE WITH CONES
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GRASSLANDS
Definition

"BREADBASKET" OF THE WORLD

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TAIGA AND TUNDRA
Definition

LONG WINTERS

SHORT SUMMERS

 

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DECIDUOUS FOREST

Definition
TREES SHED THEIR LEAVES EVERY YEAR IN THE FALL
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TUNDRA
Definition
LAND WITHOUT TREES
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GRASSLANDS
Definition
WHEAT, CORN, RICE, AND OTHER GRAINS
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DECIDUOUS FOREST
Definition
OAK, MAPLE, BEECH, HICKORY, AND OTHER HARDWOOD TREES 
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TUNDRA

Definition
PLANTS GROW LOW TO THE GROUND DUE TO STRONG WINDS
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TROPICAL RAIN FOREST

Definition

LOTS OF AMPHIBIANS

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TAIGA
Definition
LUMBER USED FOR BUILDING HOMES COME FROM THIS BIOME
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TAIGA

Definition

TREES HAVE NEEDLE-LIKE LEAVES WITH WAXY COATING TO CONSERVE WATER

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TUNDRA
Definition

MIGRATING ANIMALS

VERY COLD

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