Biomes

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Abundant rain and snowfall

Conifers (redwood, firs, pines, spruce) retain their needles.

Needles conserve water in dry summer and shed snow in cold winter

Wide variety of animal life

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Taiga (Boreal Forest)

Coniferous (Evergreen) Forests

Found at high elevations and/or far northern latitudes

Snow accounts for most of the precipitation

Animals are adapted to long, cold winters

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Tundra

Areas with continuously frozen ground (permafrost)

Near polar regions

Small plants limited by frozen soil and prolonged dark season

Animals adapted to extreme cold; birds often migrate

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