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8 Cards in this Set
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tropical rain forest
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Most biologically diverse biome, average of 25 degrees Celsius, receives between 200 and 600cm each year, and near the equator.
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taiga
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Largest biome, south of tundra, long, cold winters, precipitation between 35 and 100cm each year, cone- bearing evergreen trees, wet, and dense forests.
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tundra
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cold, dry, treeless biome with less than 25 cm of precipitation, short growing seasons, permafrost, and winters that can be 6 to 9 months long. Two different types: arctic and alpine
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temperate deciduous forest
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Has four distinct seasons, annual precipitation between 75cm and 150cm, and climax communities of this forest.
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coniferous forest
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forest with cone-bearing evergreen trees that grow needles instead of leaves and cones instead of flowers, 200mm of precipitation, long cold winters, and dry summers that are moderately warm and moist.
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desert
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Direst biome with less than 25 cm of rain, had dunes or thin soil with little organic matter, where plants and animals are adapted to survive extreme conditions.
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grasslands
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Temperate and tropical regions with 25 to 75 cm of precipitation and are dominated by climax communities of this, and ideal for growing crops and raising cattle and sheep.
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temperate rain forest
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Biome with 200 to 400 cm of precipitation each year, average temperatures between 9 and 12 degrees Celsius and forest dominated by trees with needlelike leaves
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