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2.  They are large areas that are characterized by a specific type of climate and what type of plant and animal communities that live in them.  There are land and aquatic biomes.

3.  Tundra, Taiga, grasslands, deserts and chaparrals are all land biomes.

5.  Is an average weather condition in an area or an extended period of time.  The globe is seperated into three different zones based on climate: tropical, temperature and polar. Their boundaries are based on latitude and temperature range.

6.  This zone surrounds the equator.  This zone receives the most radiation from the Sun.  Temperatures are usually high and the air is humid.  There are three biomes here: tropical rain forest, tropical desert and tropical savanna.

7.  Always wet and warm.  These forests hold the greatest number of plant and animal species on Earth.  Heavy rain washes much of the soil away. Erosion is very evident.  Monkeys, parrots, tree frogs, tigers, leopards and panthers live here.  Plants include mahogany, vines, ferns, bamboo, coffee and cocoa.

8.  These are also known as grasslands.  These are lands that are mostly in Africa.  They are nutrient poor and very warm.  During dry seasons, or seasons with no rain, they usually have grass fires which replenish the soil’s nutrients.  Giraffes, lions, crocs and elephants are all animals that live here.  Tall grasses, trees and thorny shrubs are plants that live here.  Thorny shrubs are thorny because of the environment that they live. It’s harsh and the animals are always trying to eat them.

9.  They receive less than 25 cm of rainfall per year.  Deserts are the driest places on Earth because of the low rainfall.  There are 2 kinds: hot and cold.  Temperatures can vary from 61-120 degrees Farenheit.  Lizards, snakes, rats and scorpions are different types of animals that survive in deserts.  Succulents are plants that have fleshy stems and leaves to store water. Cacti, (plural for cactus) flowers are a few.