Chapter 6: Biomes

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All areas where life can exist and the organisms that live there

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Biosphere

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Large area of the earth in which plants and animals share a similar environment

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Biome

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Usual weather of a region over a long period of time

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Climate

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

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Climate includes

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Temperature & precipitation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

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Climate determines

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Plants and animals that live in a biome

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

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Coldest biome

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Tundra

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Permanently frozen ground

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Permafrost

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Largest land biome

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Coniferous forest - "Taiga"

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Cone-bearing trees (spruce, fir, pine)

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Conifers

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Grassland with more trees

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Savanna