AP BIOLOGY

ECOLOGY

BIOMES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
This biome gets the highest percentage of rain yearly
A
Taiga
B
Temperate Deciduous Forest
C
Tropical Rainforest
D
Grasslands
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The tropical rainforest biome gets the highest precipitation or rainfall annually. Most regions get at least 200 cm to about 430 cm rain annually. Deserts and tundra get the least amount of precipitation. Taiga gets a higher amount of precipitation, of about 30-75 cm.

Detailed explanation-2: -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.

Detailed explanation-3: -Montane rainforests and cloud forests obtain up to 79 inches of rain per year. Monsoon rainforests get from between 100 to 200 inches of rain annually. Temperate and boreal rainforests receive over 55 inches of rainfall per year, but some locations have received from 33 to 320 inches per year.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Amazon rainforest gets between 80 and 430 inches of rainfall per year. High levels of rainfall are characteristic of all rainforests.

Detailed explanation-5: -The tropical and temperate rainforests receive the most rainfall on average per year, followed by the tropical and temperate seasonal forests.

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