ponds, marshes, and wet meadows are examples
plants and animals must adapt to live with very little water
Temperature over 100 degrees during the day and below 50 degrees at night
trees here grow close together as an adaptation to protect themselves from the wind
plants in this biome may have thick waxy covering which helps keep water inside the plant longer
stores excess water from floods and slows down runoff
Less than 10 inches of precipitation each year
deciduous trees are on lower slopes
higher elevation where there are all four seasons
freshwater or saltwater
mountains
an area that is covered with water for at least part of the year
covers most of Utah
coniferous trees are found in higher elevations
migrating birds stop here
