Question

having warm weather all year with a distinct winter and summer season where winter is a long, dry, and slightly cooler season with only 4 inches of rain on average, and summer is a very hot, humid, and wet season with 15 to 25 inches of rain, with monsoon rains beginning in may describes the ______ biome(s).
a. rainforest
b. savanna and grassland
c. deciduous forest
d. chaparral
please select the best answer from the choices provided

Explanation:

• Rainforest: Rainforests have high rainfall throughout the year, not distinct wet and dry seasons as described.
• Savanna and grassland: Savannas have a distinct wet (summer - hot, humid, wet with 15 - 25 inches of rain) and dry (winter - long, dry, slightly cooler with 4 inches of rain) season which matches the description.
• Deciduous forest: Deciduous forests have four seasons with moderate rainfall distributed more evenly compared to the extreme wet - dry contrast in the description.
• Chaparral: Chaparral has a Mediterranean - type climate with wet winters and dry summers, but the rainfall amounts and the monsoon - like wet season (starting in May) do not match the chaparral characteristics.

Answer:

B. savanna and grassland