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Biomes are "the world's major communities, classified according to the predominant vegetation and characterized by adaptations of organisms to that particular environment" (Campbell, N.A. 1996. Biology, 4th Edition. The Benjamin/Cummings Publishing Company, Inc., Menlo Park, California.) The main biomes are: * Freshwater (lakes, streams, rivers) * Marine (seas and oceans) * Desert: cover 1/5 Earth's surface and ocur where rainfall is less than 50 cm/year. * Forest: communities dominated by trees and other woody vegetation; forests may be tropical, temperate or boreal. * Grassland: dominated by grasses rather than large shrubs or trees; can be tropical (savannahs) or temperate. * Tundra: the coldest of all biomes, with extremely low temperatures, low precipitation, poor nutrient levels and short growing seasons. For more details see: http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/exhibits/biomes/index.php
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What is the difference between ecosystems and biomes?
The difference between biomes and ecosystems are that "biomes are large areas made up of many connected land and water ecoystems, and an ecosystem is defined by all of its organisms and its abiotic factors.
How are organisms categorized in land biomes-?
I don't know any science answers I am a fat loser everyday so they told me to answer this weird question sorry
Why is temperature less of a limiting factor in water biomes than in land biomes?
large amounts of water stabilize temperatures
Why is temperature less of a limit factor in water biomes than in land biomes?
large amounts of water stabilize temperatures
Biomes are classified and counted as?
in many different ways , depending on the type of science
About how many land biomes are in the world?
5
How many major biomes are on earth?
Most scientists believe that there are five major land biomes. However, some believe that there can be as many as fourteen biomes.
What is a collective term for all of the land biomes?
Terrestrial biomes
What biomes are in Quebec?
grass land
What is the difference between ecosystems and biomes?
The difference between biomes and ecosystems are that "biomes are large areas made up of many connected land and water ecoystems, and an ecosystem is defined by all of its organisms and its abiotic factors.
Major ecosystems that occur over wide areas of land are called?
is it the biomes
How are common ecosystems occupying regions categorized?
Terrestrial for land biomes and aquatic for water biomes
Which of the land biomes has the most diversity?
The tropics
How do you get water and lava in minecraft?
Water is a found above land in many biomes such as swamp biomes, and desert biomes and tundra biomes and ice biomes. You can also break ice for water you can also go to a river or ocean. Lava is underground around bedrock level so it just has to be dug around for. You can also check in ravines.
Which four land biomes occur in Canada?
Tundra, Boreal forest, Temperate deciduous forest and grassland biomes.
Where do hippo live in the 7 biomes?
The 7 biomes of a hippo is water, coming on the land at night to graze on grasses.
What are large areas of land or water with similar ciimate called?
it is called a biomes
