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Principles of Biology II · Problem type
Biomes by climate
Use this for “A place gets 30 cm of rain a year, mostly as snow, and has six months below freezing. Which biome is it?”
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Which biome has this climate?
Tap a card, then tap its group.
Temperature first (warm all year, four seasons, long winters), then rainfall decides between forest, grassland and desert.
Assumptions
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A land biome is set mainly by its yearly temperature and rainfall, which change with latitude and height.
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Rainfall is the year’s total, snow counted as the water it melts to.
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Each card gives only the climate; the plants and animals follow from it.
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