ECOLOGY
BIOMES
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Question
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Which biome receives between 0 to 25 centimeters (0 to less than 10 inches) of rain per year, has a temperature range of 0 to 50 degrees Celsius (Up to 120 degrees fahrenheit), has poor soil, and is home to lizards, scorpions, and snakes?
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desert
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mountain
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taiga
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tundra
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The forest floor is covered with detritus, dead or decaying organic matter. Fungi, moss, and ferns may live here. Deserts are the driest biome, receiving less than 25 cm of rain each year. The land is bare because the soil doesn’t have much organic matter.
Detailed explanation-2: -Deserts are arid ecosystems that receive fewer than 25 centimeters (10 inches) of precipitation a year.
Detailed explanation-3: -The biome characterized by a mean annual temperature between 0° C and 25° C and mean annual precipitation between 25 cm and 100 cm is: 1. Desert.
Detailed explanation-4: -Deserts get about 250 millimeters (10 inches) of rain per year-the least amount of rain of all of the biomes.
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