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Page 1: WHAT IS A BIOME?  A COLLECTION OF ECOSYSTEMS WITH SIMILAR BIOTIC AND ABIOTIC FACTORS  TERRESTRIAL VS. AQUATIC

BIOMES OF THE EARTH

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BIOMES OF THE EARTH

WHAT IS A BIOME? A COLLECTION

OF ECOSYSTEMS WITH SIMILAR BIOTIC AND ABIOTIC FACTORS

TERRESTRIAL VS. AQUATIC

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BIOMES OF THE EARTH

TERRESTRIAL BIOMES INCLUDE: TUNDRA TAIGA TEMPERATE DECIDUOUS FOREST GRASSLANDS DESERTS TROPICAL RAIN FORESTS

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BIOMES OF THE EARTH

TUNDRA

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BIOMES OF THE EARTH

TAIGA

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BIOMES OF THE EARTH

TEMPERATE DECIDUOUS FOREST

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BIOMES OF THE EARTH

GRASSLANDS

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BIOMES OF THE EARTH

DESERTS

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BIOMES OF THE EARTH

TROPICAL RAIN FORESTS

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BIOMES OF THE EARTH

AQUATIC BIOMES FRESHWATER VS MARINE (SALTWATER)

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BIOMES OF THE EARTH

FRESHWATER BIOMES

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BIOMES OF THE EARTH

MARINE (SALTWATER) BIOMES = OCEANS

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BIOMES OF THE EARTH

WHERE DO HUMANS FIT IN ALL THESE BIOMES?

HUMAN ECOLOGY NEXT!!