Biodiversity

A group of ecosystems that share similar climates and typical organisms

An extremely dry area with little water and few plants

A biome with four seasons, plants shed leaves in the fall and grow new ones in the spring.

Classify: water without salt (Options: Taiga, rainforest, marine, freshwater)

warm all year; wet and dry seasons small-moderate amount of precipitation

An area of lush vegetation and year-round rainfall

permanently frozen layer of soil beneath the surface of the ground

An extremely cold dry biome.

Biome in which the winters are cold but summers are mild enough to allow the ground to thaw

A land area that is covered with a shallow layer of water during some or all of the year