Matching Pairs EcosystemsOnline version A matching game by chloe cripe 1 Temperate grasslands and brush 2 Mountian grasslands and brush 3 Deciduous trees 4 Temperate forest 5 Subarctic forest 6 Desert and desert brush 7 Ecosystems 8 Savanna 9 Tundra 10 Ice Cap 11 Tropical or subtropical forest 12 Mediterranean brush a group of plants and animals that depend on each other and the environment for survival. These ecosystems form around the poles with their year round extreme temperatures. Dry areas with some rain support animals and desert plants. These plants and animals need little water to survive. Steady hot temperatures and moist air support the rich ecosystems known as tropical rain forests. Vast grasslands cover areas regions that get more rain than deserts but not enough .to support forests Moist _______ climates support thick forest. Shrubs and other low plants in this climate have to hold water from winter rains to survive A ____ is a area of cold climate and low lying plants. Here grasses grow and low shrubs bloom in the brief cool summers of this climate. Coniferous trees are trees that produce cones to carry their seeds. they also have needles. These features protect trees through the cold, dry winters of this climate A ________ is a park like landscape of grasslands with scattered trees that can survive dry spells. ______ are found in tropical areas with dry seasons. In this ecosystem vegetation depends on elevation, since temperatures drop as altitude rises. Trees that lose their leaves in the fall.