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match the different biomes to their different characteristics

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
Shrublands		scarce water, but more than 10 inches per year. Short trees.
Wetlands		more water than some, but not enough to support a lot of trees. very different springs vs winter. high plant biodiversity
Temperate forest		enough rain to support large, broad-leaved or deciduous trees
tropical rainforest		tons of rain, close-ish to the equator lots of large trees, high biodiversity
prairie		tons of rain, lots of large trees, not close to the equator
Tundra		so cold a layer of ground under the surface is always frozen
Taiga		Cold, snowy, with lots of evergreen trees
temperate rainforest		can occur in any other type of biome
Desert		less than 10 inches of rain per year. can be hot, cold, foggy, dry or humid.

Match the scientist to their contribution to science

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
Carolos Linneaus		set the standard for binomial classification, and the taxonomy that we use today
Charles Darwin		evolution through the mechanism of survival of the fittest
Jean Baptiste Lamarck		evolution through the mechanism of inheritance of acquired characteristics