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Terrestrial BiomesTemperate RainforestTropical RainforestDesertGrasslandDeciduous ForestBoreal ForestTundra
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Aquatic EcosystemsFreshwaterMarineWetlands
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Temperate Rainforest>300 cm rain per yearModerate temperaturesHuge trees such as cedars, redwoods, douglas firs
Mule deer, pileated woodpeckers
Northwestern coast of US
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Tropical Rainforest200-1,000 cm rain per yearAverage temperature 20-25 degrees C
Very diverse plants and animalsFerns, orchids, tall treesParrots, snakes, frogs, monkeys, lizards
Located near the equator
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Desert<25 cm rain per year-4 to 38 degrees C average temperatureSaguaro cactus, creosote bushHawks, owls, roadrunners, rattlesnakes,
lizardsAre cold at nightSome have cold wintersGreat Basin in US, Gobi in Asia, are
above and below equator
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GrasslandsAlso known as savannas25-130 cm rain per yearAverage temperature range -20 - 34
degrees CAntelope, zebra, giraffe, wildebeest,
gazelles, lions, leopardsGrasses, some shrubs and small treesMiddle latitudes are grasslands, closer
to the equator are called savannas
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Deciduous Forest75-150 cm rain per year-30 to 30 degrees C average yearly
temperatureMany deciduous trees such as maples
and oaksMany different bird species, chipmunks,
skunks, white-tailed deer, black bearLocated Eastern US, SA, Europe, parts
of Asia, Africa, and Austrailia
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Boreal ForestAlso known as Taiga or Coniferous Forest30-90 cm rain per yearAverage temperatures -40 to 20 degrees CMany coniferous trees such as spruce and
firsRed squirrels, insects, finches, beaver,
moose, wolves, bears, lynxOnly located in the northern hemisphere,
NA, Europe, Asia
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Tundra<25 cm rain per year-40 to 18 degrees C average yearly tempOften frozen all year – saturated, frozen soilMosses, shrubs, grasses, dwarf forms of a
few trees such as willowsInsect eating birds, caribou, fox, wolves,
arctic haresNorthern NA, Northern Europe, Northern
Asia
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FreshwaterStreams, rivers, ponds, lakes
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MarineHas several zones, each with its own characteristics (intertidal, nertic, oceanic or open water)
Most productive zone is nertic zone
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WetlandsSwamps, marshes, and bogs are freshwater
Estuary is where fresh and salt water come together
Very diverse, many plants and animals