A Biome Is

question 110

Multiple Choice

A biome is

• A) a large ecological unit defined by its climatic and geographic attributes and characterized by ecologically similar organisms.
• B) a large ecological unit defined by its dominant animals.
• C) a large ecological unit defined by climate characteristics.
• D) a large ecological unit defined by the number of photosynthetic species.
• E) a large ecological unit defined by biogeochemical cycles.

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Definitions:

Years old

is a measure of age expressed by the number of years passed since birth.

Neurons

Specialized cells in the nervous system that transmit information to other nerve cells, muscle, or gland cells, functioning as the building blocks of the brain and nervous system.

Spinal cord

A long, thin, tubular bundle of nervous tissue and support cells that extends from the brain, part of the central nervous system, responsible for transmitting nerve signals.

Axons

Long, slender projections of nerve cells (neurons) that transmit electrical impulses away from the neuron's cell body to other neurons, muscles, or glands.