ECOLOGY
BIOMES
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Question
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Savanna biomes are closer to the equator and receive more rain.
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Savanna biomes contain mostly grasses.
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Grassland biomes contain mostly grasses.
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Grassland biomes are closer to the equator and receive more rain.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Savanna biomes are closer to the equator and receive more rain. Grassland biomes contain mostly grasses.
Detailed explanation-2: -Typically grasslands contain only grasses, such as swordgrass, whereas savannas support both grasses and widely dispersed trees; trees in these landscapes do not form a canopy as they do in forests.
Detailed explanation-3: -Savannas are found closer to the equator and can have a few scattered trees. They cover almost half of the continent of Africa, as well as areas of Australia, India, and South America. Temperate grasslands are found further away from the equator, in South Africa, Hungary, Argentina, Uruguay, North America, and Russia.
Detailed explanation-4: -Temperate grasslands are drier than their savanna counterparts. The average rainfall remains around 10 to 30 cm each year. Savanna typically receives more rainfall; therefore, trees also grow here apart from grass. However, the tree covers are scattered and do not form canopies.
Detailed explanation-5: -Tropical rainforests are found closer to the equator where it is warm. Temperate rainforests are found near the cooler coastal areas further north or south of the equator. The tropical rainforest is a hot, moist biome where it rains all year long.