Multiple choice

A habitat characterized by hot and dry places is called ________.

  1. arboreal

  2. terrestrial

  3. aquatic

  4. xeric

  5. none of these
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D Correct answer
Explanation

A habitat characterized by hot and dry places is called xeric. Xeric shrub lands receive an annual average rainfall of ten inches or less, and have an arid or hyper arid climate, characterized by a strong moisture deficit, where annual potential loss of moisture from evapotranspiration well exceed the moisture received as rainfall.

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