AP BIOLOGY

ECOLOGY

BIOMES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Animals that burrow would most likely be found in a(n) ____ biome in order to survive the heat.
A
tropical forest
B
tundra
C
desert
D
temperate deciduous forest
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Clams, crustaceans, insects, sea urchins, spiders, and worms all exhibit burrowing behavior. Various amphibians, including some species of frogs, are burrowers, as are a number of reptiles, including assorted snakes. Even some birds are burrowers.

Detailed explanation-2: -Thus, to survive in intense heat animals like rats and snakes stay in burrows deep in the sand.

Detailed explanation-3: -Desert animals stay in burrows during day time because as the sand gets heated very quickly in the presence of sun. The animals stay inside the burrows to protect them from the excessive heat on the sand and keep themselves cool in the day time.

Detailed explanation-4: -Animals that live in deserts include lizards, geckos, toads, jackrabbits, camels, snakes, spiders and meerkats.

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