AP BIOLOGY

ECOLOGY

BIOMES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Poaching is a major threat to which biome?
A
Temperate grassland
B
Savanna/Tropical grassland
C
Temperate Deciduous Forest
D
Taiga
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Around the world, savannas are threatened by human actions like logging, development, conversion to agriculture, over-grazing by livestock, and introduction of non-native plant species.

Detailed explanation-2: -The number of African forest elephants has fallen by more than 86% over a 31-year period, while the population of savanna elephants dropped by more than 60% over a 50-year period, according to the IUCN, which rates the global extinction risks to the world’s animals.

Detailed explanation-3: -The tropical savanna is a biome characterized by tall grasses and occasional trees. Large regions of tropical savanna extend through the nations of Botswana, Namibia, and Kenya in Africa, southern Brazil, India, and Australia. Surprisingly, the Everglades of southern Florida in North America is also a tropical savanna.

Detailed explanation-4: -PEOPLE AND THE SAVANNA: Some environmental concerns with savannas include poaching or hunting, overgrazing, and destruction of land for commercial crops. Many animals in the savanna, such as the rhinoceros and zebra, are endangered and threatened with extinction due to hunting, poaching, and habitat loss.

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