The alpine blouse is characterized by short slow-growing plants and warm-blooded animals. Though it is widespread in European Central Asia, the alpine biome exists along
tlu equator in ouly a few small was in South America.
The alpine biome is rare along the equator because-
A it only exists where European colonists introduced new plant and animal
Species
B. cold-blooded animals have out-competed warmn-blooded animals for resources
there
c. rapid Industrialization there has destroyed the required habitat for alpine
vegetation
D. only regions with extremely high altitudes have the required climate for this
biome