Biomes
Tundra Tundra is a type of biome where the tree growth is hindered by low temperatures and short growing seasons. The Tundra biome is the coldest of all the biomes. Scattered trees grow in some tundra regions.
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DesertThe desert biome is very hot and dry. The temperatures at night are very cold. A desert is a barren area of land where little precipitation occurs and consequently living conditions are hostile for plant and animal life.
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RainforestRainforests are very dense, warm, wet forests. They are havens for millions of plants and animals. Rainforests are extremely important in the ecology of the Earth. The plants of the rainforest generate much of the Earth's oxygen.
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Deciduous ForestThe deciduous forest has four distinct seasons, spring, summer, autumn, and winter. In the autumn the leaves change color. During the winter months the trees lose their leaves
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TaigaTaiga is the Russian word for forest and is the largest biome in the world.The taiga is located near the top of the world, just below the tundra biome. The winters in the taiga are very cold with only snowfall. The summers are warm, rainy, and humid. A lot of coniferous trees grow in the taiga.
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GrasslandsGrassland biomes are large, rolling terrains of grasses, flowers and herbs. A grassland is a region where the average annual precipitation is great enough to support grasses, and in some areas a few trees.
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