Biology: Concepts and Investigations
Biology: Concepts and Investigations
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Author: Mariëlle Hoefnagels Dr.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Summary Introduction

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Biome consists of ecological regions with a rich diversity of fauna and flora. There are different types of biomes which include desert biomes, aquatic biomes, forest biomes, grassland biomes and tundra biomes.  

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Correct answer:

Biome consists of natural habitat regions with a rich diversity of plants and animals. The examples include forest and freshwater lake.

Therefore, option d is correct.

Explanation of Solution

Reasons for the correct statement:

Biome consists of a natural vegetation cover with various varieties of plants and animals. Hence, option d is correct.

Reasons for incorrect statements:

Option (a) is given as “A rotting log”.  

A rotting log is degraded by slime molds for assimilation and absorption inside the body. Hence, it is a wrong answer.

Option (b) is given as “A freshwater lake”.  

It is an example of Freshwater biome but there are other biomes also. Hence, it is a wrong answer.

Option (c) is given as “A forest”.

It is an example of terrestrial biome but there are other biomes also. Hence, it is a wrong answer.

Hence, options (a), (b), and (c) are incorrect.

Conclusion

The examples of biomes include desert biome, aquatic, forest, grassland and tundra biomes. It includes a covering of the habitat with a rich diversity of plants. There are various species of animals prevalent in the biomes. The main examples include freshwater biome and a forest.

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