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| dense covering formed by the leafy tops of tall rain forest trees |
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| layer in a rain forest underneath the canopy formed by shorter trees and vines |
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| term used to refer to a type of tree that sheds its leaves during a particular season each year |
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| term used to refer to trees that produce seed-bearing cones and have thin leaves shaped like needles |
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| material formed from decaying leaves and other organic matter |
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| biome with long cold winters and a few months of warm weather; dominated by coniferous evergreens; also called boreal forest |
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| layer of permanently frozen subsoil found in the tundra |
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