Which Biome Is Characterized by Rainfall Under 25 Cm/year,hot Days,cold

question 22

Multiple Choice

Which biome is characterized by rainfall under 25 cm/year,hot days,cold nights,and quickly blooming plants?

• A)grasslands
• B)temperate deciduous forest
• C)temperate deserts
• D)taiga
• E)tundra

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Definitions:

Igneous Intrusion

The process where magma from the Earth's mantle cuts through or intrudes into the Earth's crust, eventually cooling and solidifying to form igneous rock.

Cross-Cutting Relations

A principle in geology that an igneous intrusion or fault must be younger than the rocks it intrudes or displaces.

Superposition

A principle in geology that states in an undisturbed sequence of rocks, layers on the bottom are older than those above them.

Original Horizontality

A rule indicating that sediment layers are initially laid down in a horizontal manner due to the force of gravity.