Ecosystems

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Biome

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large geographic areas with similar climates and ecosystems; the six most common are tundra, taiga, temperate forest, tropical rain forest, grassland, and desert

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Tundra

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cold, dry, treeless biome located at latitudes surrounding the North Pole and that has winters six to nine months long

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Taiga

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cold region of cone-breathing evergreen tree that lies just below the tundra and is the world's largest terrestrial biome

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Temperate Deciduous Forest

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biome that lies at latitude below 50* in both the northern and southern hemisphere, usually has four distinct seasons, and supports a widw variety of plants and animals.

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Tropical Rain Forest

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hot, wet equatorial biome that contains the largest number of species

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Grassland`

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temperate and tropical regions that receive between 25 and 75 cm precipitation each year and are dominated by climax communities of grasses

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Desert

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driest biome on Earth that receives less then 25 cm of rain each year and supports little plant life