AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -A terrestrial ecosystem is a land-based community of organisms and the interactions of biotic and abiotic components in a given area. Examples of terrestrial ecosystems include the tundra, taigas, temperate deciduous forests, tropical rainforests, grasslands, and deserts.

Detailed explanation-2: -Terrestrial refers to things related to land or the planet Earth. Terrestrial may also refer to: Terrestrial animal, an animal that lives on land opposed to living in water, or sometimes an animal that lives on or near the ground, as opposed to arboreal life (in trees)

Detailed explanation-3: -Forests, grasslands, deserts and mountains are the terrestrial habitats as the animals and plants found in these habitats live on land.

Detailed explanation-4: -Terrestrial habitat is a habitat that is found predominantly on land. Terrestrial habitats are spread out across a large range of environments such as caves, deserts, farms, forests, grasslands, shorelines, wetlands, etc.

Detailed explanation-5: -The term “terrestrial” is typically applied to species that live primarily on the ground, in contrast to arboreal species, which live primarily in trees. There are other less common terms that apply to specific groups of terrestrial animals: Saxicolous creatures are rock dwelling.