AP BIOLOGY

ECOLOGY

ENERGY FLOW AND PRIMARY PRODUCTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A large area that has a specific type of climate and certain types of plant and animal communities
A
ecosystem
B
habitat
C
niche
D
biome
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -biome, also called major life zone, the largest geographic biotic unit, a major community of plants and animals with similar life forms and environmental conditions. It includes various communities and is named for the dominant type of vegetation, such as grassland or coniferous forest.

Detailed explanation-2: -A biome is a large area characterized by its vegetation, soil, climate, and wildlife.

Detailed explanation-3: -Biome: A large community of plants and animals that occupies a distinct region. Terrestrial biomes, typically defined by their climate and dominant vegetation, include grassland, tundra, desert, tropical rainforest, and deciduous and coniferous forests.

Detailed explanation-4: -Typically, in ecology we classify a large area with similar flora and fauna throughout its boundaries as a biome. These biomes have a relatively similar climate and terrain throughout their “borders”. A biome is also generally a large area so they tend to be home to many, many species of similar plants and animals.

Detailed explanation-5: -A biome is commonly defined as a large category of ecosystem characterised by its distinctive association of plants and animals, which in turn are best adapted to the climate, topography and soils of the region [1].

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