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A biome that receives very little rain
What is a desert
In grasslands, trees grow mostly near
What is streams or rivers
tropical rainforests are located near the
what is equator
A forest biome consisting mostly of cone-bearing evergreen trees
what is taiga
Most plants in the ____ forest biome stop growing during winter and begin growing again in the spring
What is temperate deciduous
Prairie is another name for
what is grassland biome
The _____ forest biome is located in coastal areas that have mild, rainy winters
What is temperate rain
DAILY DOUBLE
Drilling for oil and gas can interrupt migration in a(n) _____ biome
what is tundra
The living and nonliving parts of an environment together make up
what is an ecosystem
A __ is a geographic area on Earth that contains ecosystems that have similar biotic and abiotic fators
what is a biome
Forests that grow near the equator and receive large amounts of rain are ___
what is tropical rain forests
Regions of Earth between the tropics and polar circles are
what are temperate regions
A moist forest ecosystem is also called
What is a temperate rain forest
Biomes that receive very little rain and are the driest ecosystems
what are deserts
Areas where grasses are the dominant plants
what are grasslands
A ____ is a cold, dry, treeless biome located south of the North Pole; it also exists in mountainous areas at high latitudes
what is a tundra
A temperate ______ grows in a region where winter and summer climates have more variation than climates in a temperate ________
what is deciduous forest; rain forest
A ____ is a forest biome consisting mostly of cone-bearing evergreen trees
what is a taiga
DAILY DOUBLE!!!
How does permafrost affect plants in the biome where it is common?
What is: Permafrost is a layer of soil that is permanently frozen. The roots of the tundra plants can't grow deep in the frozen soil so this biome is dominated by small shallow rooted mosses, lichens, and grasses
What is the relationship between ecosystems and biomes?
Biomes can contain many ecosystems however, every ecosystem within a biome has similar biotic and abiotic factors