Compare the Climates in Two African Ecosystems: the Tropical Rainforest

question 114

Multiple Choice

Compare the climates in two African ecosystems: the tropical rainforest and the Sahara.The rainforest has a very high rainfall and high biomass of trees and other vegetation.The Sahara is a desert and has extremely low rainfall and almost no vegetation.In these two ecosystems, which processes of the hydrologic cycle would be expected to predominate?

• A) Precipitation and evaporation in both ecosystems
• B) Precipitation and transpiration in the rainforest; evaporation in the desert
• C) Precipitation and transpiration in both ecosystems
• D) Evaporation and transpiration in both ecosystems
• E) Precipitation in the rainforest; evaporation and transpiration in the desert

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