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