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