| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Tundra | Very cold and dry(permafrost). Animals with fur and possibly extra fat (caribou, polar bear, wolves,etc..). The tundra has short grasses and shrubs |
| Boreal Forest | also called the Great northern Coniferous Forest or the Taiga. Organisms include:birds,moose, deer, spruce and fir trees. |
| Temperate or Deciduos forest | has hot summers and four seasons. Organisms include rabbits, deer, bears, and foxes. This forest contains trees that lose their leaves and oaks and maples. |
| temperate grassland | has a dry period and herd animals It contains grasses and grain |
| desert | very low precipitation and is very hot and dry. It contains many nocurnal animals and very little plant life ohter than cactus. |
| Tropical rain forest | most diverse of all biomes. It has lots of rainfalland is very hot and wet (humid). Contains animals like chimpanzees, cobras, and the Bengal Tiger. It also has tall trees that make the canopy and short trees that make the understory. Plants include: bamboo, sugar cane, and evergreens. |
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