AP BIOLOGY

ECOLOGY

BIOMES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The biome that is characterized by trees that lose their leaves in the fall is the ____ biome.
A
Tropical Rainforest
B
Tundra
C
Temperate Deciduous Forest
D
Coniferous Forest
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -deciduous forest, vegetation composed primarily of broad-leaved trees that shed all their leaves during one season.

Detailed explanation-2: -What is a deciduous forest? The deciduous forest is characterized by trees that lose their leaves at the end of each growing season.

Detailed explanation-3: -The corresponding biome is the Deciduous Forest, or Temperate Forest biome. Such forests occur between approximately 25 ° and 50 ° latitude in both hemispheres. One thing that is interesting about this biome and its climate is that it has four distinct seasons; spring, summer, autumn, and winter.

Detailed explanation-4: -Temperate deciduous forests are characterized as having four different seasons due to the exposure to both warm and cold air masses. On average, these types of forests have cold winters and hot, wet summers.

Detailed explanation-5: -A temperate forest is a forest found between the tropical and boreal regions, located in the temperate zone. It is the second largest biome on our planet, covering 25% of the world’s forest area, only behind the boreal forest, which covers about 33%.

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