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18 Cards in this Set
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biome
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a region with a particular climate that contians certian types of plants and animals
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climate
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a weather pattern in a region
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emergent layer
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a layer made of the tops of very tall trees that emerge from the forest into the sunlight above
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canopy
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a layer that shades the rain forest with a thick blanket of foliage
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understory
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a layer that is made of the trunks of the canopy trees as well as shrubs, vines, and small plants
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forest floor
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the bottom level of the rain forest where not many plants grow
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steppes
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the grasslands of central Russia
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pampas
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the grasslands of Argentina
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deciduous
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tending to fall of during a particular season
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taiga
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a cool forest of cone-bearing evergreen trees
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tundra
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a very cold, dry biome that includes a layer of permanently frozen soil
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intertidal zone
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the area between the high-tide line and the low tide line
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nertric zone
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a area where the sun penatrates the water alowing photosynthic organisims to grow
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oceanic zone
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a zone divided into 2 main areas
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bathyal zone
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an area between 200 meters and 2000 meters
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abyssal zone
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a dark zone with no sunlight
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hydrothermal vents
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jets of hot water in minerals that come up in cracks in the ocean floor
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chemosynthiesis
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a process to produce energy by using chemical reactions
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