AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -An enormous variety of animals lives in the rain forest, such as insects, lizards, snakes, monkeys and colorful birds.

Detailed explanation-2: -This chapter describes some of the major terrestrial biomes in the world; tropical forests, savannas, deserts, temperate grasslands, temperate deciduous forests, Mediterranean scrub, coniferous forests, and tundra (Figure 4). Life forms can be classified by the location of perennating tissue and plant types.

Detailed explanation-3: -Terrestrial biomes are forests, grassland, desert, and tundra.

Detailed explanation-4: -There are eight major terrestrial biomes: tropical rainforests, savannas, subtropical deserts, chaparral, temperate grasslands, temperate forests, boreal forests, and Arctic tundra. Biomes are large-scale environments that are distinguished by characteristic temperature ranges and amounts of precipitation.

Detailed explanation-5: -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.