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24 Cards in this Set
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no trees, lichens and mosses
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Tundra
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caribou, polar bear, lemmings, arctic fox
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Tundra
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Soil - frozen underneath (permafrost), long cold winter, short cool summer
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Tundra
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cone-bearing evergreen trees like pine, fir and spruce
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Coniferous Forest
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bobcat, grizzly bear, eagle, owl
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Coniferous Forest
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long cold winters, short warm summers
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Coniferous Forest
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maple, oak and birch trees
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Deciduous Forest
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sapsucker, cardinal, black bear, squirrel
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Deciduous Forest
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seasons, trees lose their leaves during winter
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Deciduous Forest
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temperate - shrubs and cactuses tropical - date
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Desert
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plants have adaptations which store water and animals are nocturnal
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Desert
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temperate lizards, rattlesnakes, coyote tropical -cobras, camels, addax
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Desert
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palms, coconut and banana trees, nutmeg, cinnamon
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Rain Forest
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chimpanzees, jaguar, toucans, cockatiels
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Rain Forest
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great biodiversity, thin and nutrient poor soil
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Rain Forest
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wildflowers, few trees
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Grassland
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temperate - bison, prairie dogs tropical - lions, elephants, zebras and giraffes
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Grassland
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rich and fertile soil for growing crops however in tropical zone soil is nutrient poor
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Grassland
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cattails, green algae, false ivy
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Freshwater
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trout, bass, otters, beavers
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Freshwater
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littoral, open water and deep water zones
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Freshwater
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Marine
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phytoplankton, red algae, kelp
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Marine
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orcas, great white sharks, bluefin tuna, marlin, bottlenose dolphin
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Marine
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intertidal, neritic (coral reef), oceanic and benthic (abyss) zones
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