Question

Temperate deciduous forests have:_____. A. Cold winters and warm summers, 80 rain, conifers dominant, in Washington and Oregon.B. Long cold winter, evergreen trees like spruce and pine are dominant vegetation C. Long cold winter, short dry summer, vegetation low to the ground like lichens and mosses.D. Warm and wet conditions year-round, high diversity of broad-leafed evergreen trees.E. Cold winters and warm summers, and broad-leafed deciduous trees like oaks are dominant.F. Temperate conditions but with seasonal dry periods, grasses are dominant vegetation.

Answer 1

The correct answer is option E) Cold winters and warm summers, and broad-leafed deciduous trees like oaks are dominant.

Step-by-step explanation:

This biome characterizes for having deciduous trees such as oaks, maple, or olms, among other phanerophyte species. These plant species lose their leaves every year during the cold and dry autumns and winters, as it is the most limiting period over the year. Foliage resprout again during the warmer wet season when it rains more often, during spring and summer.

These forests are located between 30º and 60º latitude in both hemispheres. Precipitations might be over 1000mm.

Soils are very fertile and deep, due to the leaves´ loss that provide nutrients to the soil and protect it from erosion.