AP BIOLOGY

ECOLOGY

BIOMES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
If a person traveled south from the Arctic Circle to the equator, what would be the probable sequence of land biomes they would pass through?
A
tundra-tropical forest-temperate forests-coniferous forests
B
desert-tundra-temperate forest-tropical forest
C
tropical forest-tundra-temperate forest-savanna
D
tundra-temperate forest-grassland-desert
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: –Moving from the equator towards the pole, the biomes found are tropical rainforest, temperate grasslands or the cold deserts, taiga, and tundra.

Detailed explanation-2: -There are eight major terrestrial biomes: tropical rainforests, savannas, subtropical deserts, chaparral, temperate grasslands, temperate forests, boreal forests, and Arctic tundra.

Detailed explanation-3: -There are five major types of biomes: aquatic, grassland, forest, desert, and tundra, though some of these biomes can be further divided into more specific categories, such as freshwater, marine, savanna, tropical rainforest, temperate rainforest, and taiga. Aquatic biomes include both freshwater and marine biomes.

Detailed explanation-4: -The tropical rainforest is a hot, moist biome found near Earth’s equator. The world’s largest tropical rainforests are in South America, Africa, and Southeast Asia.

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