AP BIOLOGY

ECOLOGY

BIOMES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Plants in this biome are adapted to poor soil, extreme temperatures and less than 25 centimeters of rainfall per year.
A
Tundra
B
Taiga
C
Desert
D
Grasslands
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Explanation: The correct response is desert. The desert environment is characterized by low rainfalls (less than 25 cm per year). They are one of the most dry biomes on the planet.

Detailed explanation-2: -Deserts are the driest biome, receiving less than 25 cm of rain each year. The land is bare because the soil doesn’t have much organic matter.

Detailed explanation-3: -Deserts cover about one fifth of the Earth’s surface and occur where rainfall is less than 50 cm/year.

Detailed explanation-4: -Answer and Explanation: The biome with the hottest temperatures is the desert. The desert is a biome with little precipitation. Few plants are able to grow there and those that do have special adaptations to survive the arid conditions.

Detailed explanation-5: -In hot and dry deserts, also known as arid deserts, the temperatures are warm and dry year-round. Some famous arid deserts include the Sahara Desert that covers much of the African continent and the Mojave Desert located in the southwest of the United States.

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