AP BIOLOGY

ECOLOGY

BIOMES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which biome exists in the northern hemisphere but not the southern?
A
Tropical rainforest
B
Temperate forest
C
Boreal forest
D
Tundra
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Arctic tundra lies north of the subarctic boreal forests and is located throughout the Arctic regions of the Northern Hemisphere.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Boreal forests are found in the polar regions but are only located in the Northern Hemisphere of the planet, between the temperate deciduous forests to the south and the arctic tundra biomes to the North, at about 50°-60° N latitude.

Detailed explanation-3: -In the southern hemisphere, in altitudes where Taiga biome is found means 45° to 70° latitude, Earth is mostly covered with Oceans and that is the reason that no Taiga biome is there on southern hemisphere.

Detailed explanation-4: -forest, cool forest, evergreen taiga, deciduous (Deci.) taiga, tundra) in Asia, Europe, and North America.

Detailed explanation-5: -At lower latitudes, warm temperate forests are bounded by the continental steppes (in the Northern Hemisphere) or the subtropical forest zone. Temperate and warm temperate forests exist in both the Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere, but there are no boreal forests in the Southern Hemisphere.

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