Matching Pairs EcosystemsOnline version Match them by Diana Perez 1 Have to hold water from winter rains to survive hot, dry summers 2 Coniferous trees have needles that protect them through the clod dry winters 3 Get more rain than deserts but too little to support rain forests 4 Is and area of cold climates and low-lying plants 5 A park-like-scape of grasslands. Are found in tropical areas with dry seasons 6 Steady hot temperatures and moist air 7 Form around the poles and have a year-around climates of extreme cold. No plants can survive 8 Temperatures drop as altitudes get higher 9 Moist temperature climates support thick forests of deciduous 10 The driest areas have little to no plant life Desert Mountain Grassland and Brush Savanna Mediterranean Brush Subarctic forest Temperate Grassland and Brush Icecaps Temperate forest Tundras Tropical or Subtropical forest