EVERYDAY SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -Animals that live in desert biomes have adaptations to help them conserve water.

Detailed explanation-2: -At higher elevation, temperature decreases while precipitation increases. Temperature and precipitation determine what types of plants can grow in an area. Animals and other living things depend on plants. So each climate is associated with certain types of living things.

Detailed explanation-3: -The temperate deciduous forest biome in North America occupies most of the eastern part of the United States and a small strip of southern Ontario. Dominant trees are broadleaf trees such as oak, maple, beech, hickory and chestnut.

Detailed explanation-4: -The biome concept organizes large-scale ecological variation. Terrestrial biomes are distinguished primarily by their predominant vegetation, and are mainly determined by temperature and rainfall. Differences in temperature or precipitation determine the types of plants that grow in a given area (Figure 1).