The primary difference between tropical and middle-latitude forests is that middle-latitude forests have developed a mechanism to counteract:

a. long periods of sunlight
b. long periods of high temperatures
c. long periods of low humidity
d. long periods of low temperatures and annual precipitation variations
e. long periods of stormy weather


d

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