Chapter 6 Key Concepts
-Describe why vegetation is used to name a biome.
-Explain how temperature and precipitation determine which plants grow in an area.
-Explain how latitude and altitude affect which plants grow in an area.
Biomes and Vegetation
- Biomes are described by their vegetation because the plants that grow in a certain region are the most noticeable characteristics of that region.
- The plants determine the other organisms that can live there.