Principles of Biology
Principles of Biology
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ISBN: 9781259875120
Author: Robert Brooker, Eric P. Widmaier Dr., Linda Graham Dr. Ph.D., Peter Stiling Dr. Ph.D.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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A biome is the community of plants and animals that have common characteristics for the environment they exist in. They are distinct biological communities that have been formed in response to a shared physical climate. Climate may be: tropical, temperate, dry, cold and polar. These climates are different at different biomes and receive average temperature, annual rainfall, and precipitation each year.

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