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30 Cards in this Set
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Epiphytes are a common plant adaptation.
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Tropical Rainforest
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Forest with the least amount of average precipitation
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Taiga
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Redwoods, Douglas Fir, Pacific Silver Fir, and Sitka Spruce are common.
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Temperate Rainforest
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Stays cool and moist year round.
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Temperate Rainforest
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Found only in the United States, Australia, and New Zealand.
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Temperate Rainforest
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Trees covered with lichen and draped with mosses. Ferns blanket forest floor.
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Temperate Rainforest
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The biome in which Hawaii is located.
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Tropical Rainforest
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Abundant lakes and swamps.
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Taiga
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Rarest type of forest.
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Taiga
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Often referred to as seasonal forests.
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Deciduous Temperate Forest
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Most animals are specialist to minimize competition
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Tropical Rainforest
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Found just below the Arctic Circle.
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Taiga
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Often located in coastal areas where temperatures are moderate (cool) all year.
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Temperate Rainforest
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Many of the plants have waxy leaves to help conserve water.
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Taiga
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Located in the Northwest Pacific Corner of the United States.
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Temperate Rainforest
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Very short growing season; sometimes a short as 50 days.
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Taiga
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Type of forest biome that occupies the largest amount of land in the U.S.
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Temperate Deciduous Forest
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Occupies about 7% of the Earth’s land and is rapidly disappearing.
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Tropical Rainforest
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Rhizomes (underground stems) help plants survive until spring arrives.
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Temperate Deciduous Forest
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Located between 30 and 50 degrees North latitude.
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Temperate Deciduous Forest
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The soil is very nutrient poor and thin.
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Tropical Rainforest
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Greatest amount of species biodiversity (greatest variety of life).
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Tropical Rainforest
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Annual rainfall averages between 200-450 cm (80-175 inches).
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Tropical Rainforest
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Almost constant daylight.
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Taiga
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Plays a large role in regulating climate and other cycles (Carbon, Nitrogen and Oxygen).
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Tropical Rainforest
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The biome in which Amherst, VA is located.
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Temperate Deciduous Forest
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Annual rainfall averages between 75-125 cm (30-50 inches).
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Temperate Deciduous Forest
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Above ground roots called buttresses or braces.
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Tropical Rainforest
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Canopy layer absorbs 75% of sunlight.
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Tropical Rainforest
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Predominate plants are deciduous trees.
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Temperate Deciduous Forest
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