Which of the following is not a characteristic differentiating tropical and temperate rainforests?
a)
the amount of precipitation
b)
the types of trees
c)
the average temperature
d)
the types of precipitation
e)
none of the above

The amount of precipitation is not a characteristic differentiating tropical and temperate rainforests.

Option A

Explanation:

Rainforests are the type of ecosystems which are characterized by heavy rainfall and small canopy among trees through sunlight  is passed. Tropical  forest serve as house to a vast majority  of plants and animals while temperate region has little biodiversity as compare to tropical.

The contrasting feature between these two types of  rainforests is the amount of precipitation. Tropical forest receives  much greater amount of rainfall as compared to temperate which accounts for 140 for temperate whereas 400 for tropical.they also differ in locations .tropical is near the equator whereas temperate lie little north and south of equator and tropic of cancer.