| A | B |
|---|
| desert | biome with least amount of rainfall |
| tall grass prairie | natural biome of central U.S. |
| short grass prairie | natural biome of the high plains of U.S. |
| temperate deciduous forest | natural biome of the eastern U.S. |
| northern coniferous forest | natural biome of parts of northern U.S. and eastern Canada |
| tropical rain forest | jungle biome |
| savannah | tropical and subtropical biome that is mostly grassland with some trees |
| wetlands | freshwater biomes of marshes, swamps, and bogs |
| tundra | biome characterized by permafrost |
| permafrost | layer of frozen ground that never thaws out, even during summer season |
| taiga | northern forest biome |
| intertidal zone | region of ocean near coast between high tide and low tide |
| coral reef | biome in ocean that has the greatest diversity of life forms |
| freshwater biomes | lakes, rivers, ponds and streams |
| brackish | water that contains less salt than ocean but is too salty to drink |
| potable | water that is fit to drink |
