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GRADE 9/10 Canada || South Africa ||
 * ** Biome ** || Basic Description || Types of flora || Types of Fauna || World Location ||
 * 1)Forests- || XXXX || XXXX || XXXX || XXXX ||
 * A) Rain Forest || the tropical rainforest is a hot. moist biome where it rains all year long. The top layer contains giant trees that block most of the sun from the lower level. The middle layer contains smaller trees, vines, ferns and plants. The ground is filled with wet land and liter from the above surroundings. The leaves decompose quickly in the wet, and warm conditions. No plants grow on the bottom because no sunlight reaches that low. || vines, palm trees, orchids, ferns ||  some scientists believe that 30% to 50% of the worlds animal species are found in this biome. such as spider monkeys, pumas, toucans, and the poison-arrow frog. || Campa Pita, Belize. ||
 * B) Broadleaf /mixed broadleaf &  coniferous || humid and temperate biome. usually warmer climates and sometimes a dry season. || oak, beech, maple, pine || deer, foxes, beaver. snakes, mice || USA ||
 * C) Coniferous (Taiga) || cold long snowy winter, warm humid summers. four well defined seasons || evergreen trees(trees that produce cone and needles) || moose, bear, deer, wolverine, chipmunks ||
 * 2) Mediterranean woodland, shrub & grassland || hot and dry in the summer cool and moist in the winter. auromatic shrubs and grasses || grasses, small to large shrubs, pine, oak, other small trees || red fox, common jackal, wild boar, ferret ||
 * 3) Tropical Savanna, mixed grassland & woodland || Tropical savannas are [|**grasslands**] with scattered drought-resistant [|**trees**] that generally do not exceed 10 meters in height Tree and shrub species in the savanna usually shed their leaves during the dry season. This adaptation reduces water loss from the plants. New leaves appear several weeks before the start of the rain season. Scientists believe that savanna plant species may have developed this strategy to take advantage of the season variance of the start of the rains. Climatically, these biomes are characterized by distinct wet and dry seasons. Temperatures are hot all year long. || grasses, wheat || giraffes,cheetah, hyena, baboon. || Southern South America ||
 * 4) Prairie & steppe grassland || characterized as having grasses as the dominant vegetation. Trees and large shrubs are absent. Temperatures vary more from summer to winter, and the amount of rainfall is less in temperate grasslands than in savannas. || short and tall grasses, small shrubs || azelles, zebras, rhinoceroses, wild horses, lions, wolves, prairie dogs, jack rabbits, deer, mice, coyotes, foxes, skunks, badgers, blackbirdsppers, leafhoppers, and spiders || South Africa ||
 * 5) Desert shrub || can be very cold or hot depending on the area in the world. recives little percipitation || cacti, small bushes, short grasses ||, bobcat, coyote, armadillo lizard || Eastern Asia ||
 * 6)Tundra (Alpine)- || # Extremely cold climate
 * 1) Low biotic diversity
 * 2) Simple vegetation structure
 * 3) Limitation of drainage
 * 4) Short season of growth and reproduction
 * 5) Energy and nutrients in the form of dead organic material
 * 6) Large population oscillations || Both Fireweed and Horsetail are wildflowers of the tundra as well as Silverweed and Lupine. || caribou, musk ox, arctic hare, voles || Tundra is found in Antarctica. ||