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Grade 9 Science · Biology
Biomes and aquatic ecosystems
See how latitude, temperature and rainfall shape the world’s biomes, from rainforest to tundra.
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Near the equator it is warm all year.
With heavy rain all year: tropical rainforest, the most species of any biome.
With a long dry season: savanna, grassland with scattered trees.
Assumptions
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A biome is a large region with a similar climate, and so similar plants and animals.
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Temperature and rainfall decide the biome; both change with latitude, and temperature with height.
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