AP BIOLOGY

ECOLOGY

BIOMES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
the aquatic biomes/ water on earth cover about ____ % of the earth
A
50%
B
60%
C
70%
D
80%
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Aquatic biomes are the largest biomes on the earth as they cover around 71% of the earth’s surface.

Detailed explanation-2: -Marine Biome It is the largest biome on planet Earth and covers around 70% of the Earth’s surface and over 90% of life on Earth lives in the ocean. The average temperature of the ocean is 39 degrees F. 3 The marine biome has the greatest biodiversity of all the biomes.

Detailed explanation-3: -Oceans cover 71 percent of the earth’s surface and contain 99 percent of the habitable space on the planet.

Detailed explanation-4: -The aquatic biome is the largest of all the biomes, covering about 75 percent of Earth’s surface. This biome is usually divided into two categories: freshwater and marine.

Detailed explanation-5: -The ocean holds about 97 percent of the Earth’s water; the remaining three percent is found in glaciers and ice, below the ground, in rivers and lakes.

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