Biome CharacteristicsOnline version Match the characteristics with the correct biomes. by Nicole VandenBos 1 Wetlands 2 Deserts 3 Forests an area that is covered with water for at least part of the year migrating birds stop here ponds, marshes, and wet meadows are examples stores excess water from floods and slows down runoff freshwater or saltwater Less than 10 inches of precipitation each year Temperature over 100 degrees during the day and below 50 degrees at night plants in this biome may have thick waxy covering which helps keep water inside the plant longer covers most of Utah plants and animals must adapt to live with very little water higher elevation where there are all four seasons deciduous trees are on lower slopes coniferous trees are found in higher elevations mountains trees here grow close together as an adaptation to protect themselves from the wind
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