Biomes

3. below the canopy a layer of shorter trees and vines, around 15 meters high.
6. an area that is populated mostly by grasses and other non-woody plants.
7. forests in which large amounts of rain fall year-round.
10. the average annual temperature and amount of precipitation-in an area that determines its biome.
12. trees that produce their seeds in cones and have leaves shaped like needles.
14. are dense forests found in upper regions of the northern hemisphere.

1. frozen soil
2. trees that shed leaves and grow new ones each year.
4. an area that receives less than 25 centimeters of rain per year.
5. extremely cold and dry.
8. receives as much as 120 centimeters of rain each year scattered shrubs and small trees grow on savanna along with grass
9. a group of ecosystems with similar climates and organisms.
11. the tallest layer of the rain forest which receives the most sunlight.
13. a leafy roof underneath trees up to 50 meters tall.