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World Biomes

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2. This northern biome has virtually no trees and a very short growing season
3. This desert is the only place in which the Saguaro Cactus is found.
5. These forests are have four layers: the forest floor, understory, canopy, and emergent layer.
8. A grassland in North America may be called a ........
10. This biome is found on the coast and consists of scrublands.
11. This is the world's largest rainforest.
12. This frozen continent surrounds the south pole.

1. This is a frozen layer of subsoil found in the tundra biome.
2. This biome is characterized by expansive evergreen forests.
4. An ___________ is a patch of vegetation that surrounds a spring or water source in the desert.
6. a grassland in South America or Africa may be called a ________________.
7. This biome receives less than 10 inches of new precipitation per year.
9. This is the world's largest desert.

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