| A | B |
|---|
| biogeography | study of where plants and animals live |
| biome | area with similar climate, plants, and animals |
| canopy | roof (top layer) formed by tall trees in the forest |
| conifer | evergreen that produces its seeds in cones |
| dispersal | movement of living things from one place to another |
| estuary | boundary between a freshwater biome and a marine biome |
| marine biome | saltwater, ocean biome |
| permafrost | permanently frozen tundra soil |
| phytoplankton | microscopic plants that live on the surface of the ocean |
| taiga | northernmost area of a coniferous forest biome |
