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A group of ecosystems that share similar climates and typical organisms
biomes
Overall weather in an area over a long period of time
climate
An extremely dry area with little water and few plants
desert
a dense evergreen forest found in tropical areas of heavy rainfall
rain forest
A biome where grasses are the main plant life
grassland
An area of grassland with scattered trees and bushes
savana
trees that shed their leaves and grow new ones each year
deciduous tree
Dense forest of evergreens located in the upper regions of the Northern Hemisphere.
boreal forest
forest in a temperate region, characterized by trees that drop their leaves annually
temperate forest
trees that produce their seeds in cones and have leaves shaped like needles
coniferous trees
An extremely cold, dry biome.
Tundra
biome at high mountain altitudes, which has vegetation & climate similar to those of the Arctic tundra (though no permafrost)
Alpine biome
A habitat in which the fresh water of a river meets the salt water of the ocean.
Estuary
Portion of the shoreline that lies between the high and low tide lines
intertidal zone
Area of ocean that extends from the low-tide line out to the edge of the continental shelf
neritic zone
aquatic biome in the salt water of the ocean
marine biome
