AP BIOLOGY

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ECOLOGY

BIOMES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Lena’s family is camping in a national park. The region they have chosen has definite seasons and rainfall that is spread out throughout the year. They see the fallen leaves of maple, oak, and elm trees all over the forest floor and the canopy above. During their stay, they see white-tailed deer, raccoons, and squirrels. In which biome is Lena’s family camping?
A
Taiga
B
Tropical rainforest
C
Savanna
D
Temperate deciduous forest
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Temperate deciduous forests are most notable because they go through four seasons: Winter, Spring, Summer, and Fall. Leaves change color (or senesce) in autumn, fall off in the winter, and grow back in the spring; this adaptation allows plants to survive cold winters.

Detailed explanation-2: -deciduous forest, vegetation composed primarily of broad-leaved trees that shed all their leaves during one season.

Detailed explanation-3: -Climatic Conditions of Deciduous Forests The annual average temperature is around 10°C (50°F) annual rainfall averages around 750 to 1, 500 mm ( 30-60 inches). Tree leaves change color from luscious green to dull and dry brown, and eventually drop their leaves throughout the fall season.

Detailed explanation-4: -Rainforests receive the most rain of all of the biomes in a year! A typical year sees 2, 000 to 10, 000 millimeters (79 to 394 inches) of rain per year.

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