AP BIOLOGY

ECOLOGY

BIOMES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which land biome recieves less than 25 centimeters of rain per year?
A
Desert
B
Savanna
C
Carnivore
D
Producer
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Deserts receive rainfall of less than 25 cm annually.

Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -Deserts get about 250 millimeters (10 inches) of rain per year-the least amount of rain of all of the biomes.

Detailed explanation-4: -The world’s lowest average yearly precipitation in 0.03” (0.08 cm) during a 59-year period at Arica Chile. Lane notes that no rainfall has ever been recorded at Calama in the Atacama Desert, Chile.

Detailed explanation-5: -Desert Biome In essence, it’s any area that receives on average less than 10 inches of rainfall per year, and where the yearly evaporation is more than 10 inches of rain a year.

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