ECOLOGY
BIOMES
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Because they are defined by environmental conditions and vegetation, the same type of biome may be found in different parts of the world.
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Animals that adapted to the cold, wet conditions of the taiga include squirrels, rabbits, weasels, moose, wolves, reindeer and bears.
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Temperate deciduous forests are found in regions of the Northern Hemisphere that have moist, warm summers and frosty winters.
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They occupy parts of northern South America, Central America, equatorial Africa, India and Southeast Asia, and northeastern Australia.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Climate is the main factor is determining which plants can grow in a certain area, which in turn defines the biome.
Detailed explanation-2: -Biomes are large regions characterized by a specific type of climate and certain types of plant and animal communities. The climate and geography of a region determines what type of biome can exist in that region. Each biome is made up of many individual ecosystems.
Detailed explanation-3: -Why is vegetation used to name a biome? the plants that grow in a region are the most noticeable characteristics of that region, and the plants determine the other organisms that can live there.
Detailed explanation-4: -Explanation: Biomes are typically characterized based on the dominant plant and animal species found in a certain geographic area. Temperature and precipitation are what determine the geographic distribution of a biome which species can live there.