Chapter 29, Problem 4FTB

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In the___________ biome, most of the nutrients are found in the bodies of plants, rather than in the _______. In the____________ biome, there are pronounced seasons, and trees drop their leaves in winter. In the___________ biome, there is too little rain to support trees, but the soil is so rich that most of the biome has been converted to farmland. The___________ biome is characterized by less than 10 inches of rainfall annually. A biome in which grasses are the dominant vegetation and trees are widely spaced, with a hug diversity of large mammals, is the_________. Stunted vegetation grows in the freezing desert biome known as the____________. LO4