AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Terrestrial Biome – Tropical Forest. The Tropical Rainforest Biome is the most complex and diverse biome on earth. It is unique in both structure and species diversity. The equatorial climate has a consistent warm, humid temperature, abundant precipitation and heavy rainfall averaging 55 – 160 inches per year.

Detailed explanation-2: -Terrestrial biomes are forests, grassland, desert, and tundra.

Detailed explanation-3: -Terrestrial biomes are distinguished primarily by their predominant vegetation, and are mainly determined by temperature and rainfall. Differences in temperature or precipitation determine the types of plants that grow in a given area (Figure 1).

Detailed explanation-4: -Tropical rainforests support the greatest diversity of living organisms on Earth. Although they cover less than 2 percent of Earth’s surface, rainforests house more than 50 percent of all plants and animals found on land.