Class 14b: Biomes

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Class 14b Biomes
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Biomes

• Biome large community of plants and animals in a
  particular environment

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Tundra

• Cold desert/grassland

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Boreal forest

• Subarctic climate
• Extensive area, but simple community

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Midlatitude deciduous forest

• Moderate precipitation, varying temperatures
• Dense, broadleaf, deciduous trees

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Midlatitude grassland

• Steppe climate
• Prairie, steppe, veldt, pampas

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Mediterranean woodland/shrub

• Matches mediterranean climate
• Open, grassy woodland, or chaparral

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Desert

• Covers 1/3 of Earths land area
• Preserving moisture and avoiding heat

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Tropical savanna

• Savanna or desert climates

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Tropical scrub

• Savanna or steppe climates
• Low-growing, scraggly trees and bushes, many with
  thorns

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Tropical deciduous forest

• Dry period of weeks or months
• Deciduous trees (moisture, not light), shrubs

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Tropical rainforest

• Consistent rainfall, high temperatures
• Most complex ecosystem