AP BIOLOGY

ECOLOGY

BIOMES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A ____ has season and year-round precipitation with trees that lose their leaves during the winter.
A
temperate deciduous forest
B
tropical rainforest
C
temperate grasslands
D
taiga
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The summers in the region are hot and the winters are immensely cold. Temperate deciduous forests receive medium rainfall annually of about 60 inches. Precipitation in this biome occurs all year round and sometimes in the form of snow in the winter season.

Detailed explanation-2: -Precipitation. On average, this biome receives 750 to 1, 500 millimeters (30 to 59 inches) of rain per year.

Detailed explanation-3: -Complete answer: In temperate forests in the Northern Hemisphere, trees shed their leaves during autumn as a cold season. In tropical and subtropical forests, trees shed their leaves at the beginning of the dry season.

Detailed explanation-4: -What is a deciduous forest? The deciduous forest is characterized by trees that lose their leaves at the end of each growing season.

Detailed explanation-5: -Temperate deciduous forests can be found in the eastern part of the United States and Canada, most of Europe and parts of China and Japan. The temperate deciduous forest is a biome that is always changing. It has four distinct seasons: winter, spring, summer and fall. Winters are cold and summers are warm.

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