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Biomes Table

The document describes several major biomes and provides characteristics, locations, common flora and fauna, and climate for each one. The biomes discussed include deserts, grasslands, rainforests, deciduous forests, boreal forests, tundra, and marine biomes. Each biome is defined by distinct vegetation and environmental conditions like rainfall and temperature. A wide variety of plant and animal life has adapted to these different habitats around the world.

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Biomes Table

The document describes several major biomes and provides characteristics, locations, common flora and fauna, and climate for each one. The biomes discussed include deserts, grasslands, rainforests, deciduous forests, boreal forests, tundra, and marine biomes. Each biome is defined by distinct vegetation and environmental conditions like rainfall and temperature. A wide variety of plant and animal life has adapted to these different habitats around the world.

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Flora and

Biome Characteristics Locations Climate


Fauna

Sahara
- Less than 25 cm of Cacti,
(Africa),
rain per year Intense succulents,
Desert Sonoran Hot and arid
sunshine and very camels, snakes,
(North
hot days Cold nights lizards
America), etc.

Prairies
Grasses, Varies (temperate
(North
- Dominated by herbivores grasslands have
America),
Grassland grasses Erratic (bison, zebras), moderate climate,
Pampas
rainfall birds (sparrows, tropical grasslands
(South
hawks) are warm and wet)
America)

Amazon Tall trees


- High rainfall and (South (mahogany,
Rainforest humidity Dense America), rubber), Warm and wet
vegetation Congo monkeys,
(Africa) toucans, jaguars

Four distinct
- Trees shed leaves Eastern Oak, maple,
Deciduous seasons (warm
in fall Moderate United States, deer, squirrels,
Forest summers, cold
rainfall Europe foxes
winters)

Taiga - Coniferous trees Spruce, moose,


Canada, Cold winters, short
(Boreal (pine, spruce) Cold wolves, bears,
Russia summers
Forest) climate lynx

Arctic (North Mosses,


- Permafrost (frozen Extremely cold,
Pole), Alpine lichens,
Tundra soil) Low-growing short growing
(mountain reindeer, Arctic
vegetation season
tops) foxes
Flora
Characteristi
Biome Locations and Climate
cs
Fauna

- Found in
5 main
oceans: the
- Ranges
Pacific, the
between -
Atlantic, -
40°F and over
the Indian, Supports
- Largest of all 100°F;
Marine the Arctic, more
the world’s impacted by
Biome and the than 230
biomes ocean waves,
Southern distinct
currents,
Ocean. species
typhoons, and
Also
hurricanes12.
present on
every
continent.

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