AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Answer. Savanna is a tropical grassland with sparse trees.

Detailed explanation-2: -Today, among vegetation scientists, the meaning has changed somewhat: “savanna” refers to a type of vegetation where grasses form a complete ground cover; an upperstory of scattered trees, shrubs, or palms is usual (thus tropical grasslands, with or without scattered trees, are referred to as savannas).

Detailed explanation-3: -Savannah is a grassland with a few small trees. Between a tropical rainforest and a desert biome, it can be found. Tropical grassland is another name for it. As a result, the right response is ‘Grassland with a few scattered trees’ that option C is correct.

Detailed explanation-4: -The largest areas of savanna are found in Africa, South America, Australia, India, the Myanmar (Burma)–Thailand region in Asia, and Madagascar.

Detailed explanation-5: -Tropical grassland is often referred to as savanna which is defined as a vegetation form that denotes a continuous graminoid stratum, more or less interupted by trees or shrubs (Jones and Tothill, 1985).