SS 6 Semester 1 Final

Lumber from the Amazon region is primarily used for

fuel for energy

What does logging destroy in the Amazon rainforest?

plant and animal habitats

What do the words flora and fauna mean?

plant and animal life

Which food chain correctly describes the flow of energy in an ecosystem?

plants->black spider monkey->jaguar

Which of the following is NOT a valuable material mined in the Amazon rainforest?

sapphires

The Nile River in Egypt ranks first as the longest river in the world. How does the Amazon river rank?

second

What type of farming in used in the Amazon Rainforest?

slash and burn

What does the canopy layer block from reaching the bottom of the rainforest?

sunlight

The arrow in a food chain/web means:

the flow of energy

What happens when their is no more minerals to mine in the Amazon?

they leave large pits that fill with poisonous water

What layer of the Amazon Rainforest does the pink dolphin mostly live in?

Riverbed

What layer of the Amazon Rainforest will you find a caiman?

Riverbed

TRUE/FALSE: Amazonia has the greatest amount of biodiversity on the planet.

TRUE

TRUE/FALSE: Tropical rainforests are high in temperature and it rains almost all the time.

TRUE

What layer of the Amazon Rainforest does the moss mostly live in?

Understory

TRUE/FALSE: If an animal lives in the canopy layer, they can climb very well.

True

Why are the leaves on the understory and forest floor so large?

Because they don't get a lot of sun

Which vocabulary word below means: the many species of plants, animals and microorganisms

Biodiversity

The Amazon rain forest covers nearly half of the total area of which country?

Brazil

Which vocabulary word below means: large-scale clearing of trees by humans

Deforestation

How does deforestation affect the rainforest and the world?

Deforestation is destroying the rainforest and releasing too much CO2.

What is the name of the highest layer in the Amazon Rainforest?

Emergent

What layer of the Amazon Rainforest will you find a harpy eagle?

Emergent

TRUE/FALSE: Animals that live mostly in the Emergent layer cannot fly.

False

What layer of the Amazon Rainforest does the red-footed tortoise mostly live in?

Forest Floor

Which statement best describes the biodiversity of the Amazon Basin?

It is home to 10 percent of the species known to science.

Which vocabulary word below means: lush woodland with tall, broad-leaves that for a dense overhead canopy

Tropical Rainforest

Why is ranching so bad for the Amazon Rainforest?

because soil loses all nutrients and they need farmland to feed the animals

Deforestation weakens the rainforest ability to absorb harmful ___________ and make the oxygen we need to breathe.

carbon dioxide

Amazonia is a tropical rainforest which means it is on or near the ___________.

equator