AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -So the correct option is ‘Savanna’.

Detailed explanation-2: -The tropical zone in located at the equator, ranging from 23.5 degrees North to 23.5 degrees South. The tropical zone has three different biomes: the tropical rain forests, the tropical deserts, and the tropical savannas. These three are what make up the Tropics.

Detailed explanation-3: -The savanna biome, which is a type of grassland biome, consists of areas of open grassland with very few trees. There are two kinds of savannas: tropical and semi-tropical savannas.

Detailed explanation-4: -The savannas of Africa are probably the best known but tropical grasslands are also located in South America, India and Australia. There are llanos in Colombia and Venezuela, campos of the Brazilian highlands, pantanals of Upper Paraguay, plains in Australia and the Deccan Plateau of India.

Detailed explanation-5: -classified into two broad categories: tropical grasslands, which generally lie between the belts of tropical forest and desert; and temperate grasslands, which generally lie between deserts and temperate forests.