If Global Warming Continues at Its Present Rate, Which Biomes

question 32

Multiple Choice

If global warming continues at its present rate, which biomes will likely take the place of the coniferous forest (taiga) ?

• A) tundra and polar ice
• B) temperate broadleaf forest and grassland
• C) desert and chaparral
• D) tropical forest and savanna
• E) chaparral and temperate broadleaf forest

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