1. Biomes Dry shrublands and woodlands (chaparral) Temperate
Rainfall 25 cm
Long dry summer with a mild rainy winter
Vegetation: shrubs and small trees
Animals: rabbits, lizards, mule deer
Plants adapted to fires and dry climate
Shrubs re-grow after fires

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Chaparral vegetation.

7. Biomes Broadleaf Forest Temperate 150-200 cm rain
Marked seasonal changes
Vegetation: deciduous broad leaf trees, shrubs, small shade tolerant plants
Animals: small mammals, deer, predators
Good soil due to yearly leaves decomposing and returning nutrients to the soil

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Fall foliage and view of Mt. LeConte, Great Smokey Mountains National Park, Tennessee.

12. Biomes Tropical Rain Forest Tropical (some temperate rain forest)
cm rain
Vegetation: broadleaf evergreen trees, vines, very diverse
Animals: very diverse due to plenty of vegetation
Adapted to live at different levels
Infertile soil

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Buttresses of trees with epiphytic Aroid on bank of small river in Amazon rainforest, Brazil.

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Temperate Rainforest showing moss-covered trees and ferns, Olympic National Park, Washington.

21. Biomes Coniferous Forest (Taiga, Boreal) Sub arctic 25-200 cm rain
Short summer
Long cold, dry winters
Vegetation: conifers, a few annual plants
Animals: elk, moose, mule deer, small mammals, predators
Acidic soils due to accumulation of pine needles

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Northern Boreal Forest of Spruce and Aspens and tundra ponds.