16 forest

Question 1

Biomes

Answer 1

community units showing the spatial distribution of living organisms controlled by climate

Question 2

Vegetation Formations

Answer 2

Forests in the Tropics
➢ Swamp forest
➢ Rain forest
➢ Monsoon forest
➢ Dry forest
Forests in the Boreal and Temperate Zone

Question 3

Swamp Forest

Answer 3

poorly drained and undrained sites
saltwater(Rhizophora, Nipa palm,coconuts), freshwater(limiting soil aeration), brackish water

Question 4

Rain Forest

Answer 4

*discontinuous upper story, few gigantic and isolated trees with large crowns, 40 to 45
meters
*continuous middle story, constituent trees
pressed against each other, 25 to 30 meters
*lowest story comprises small
trees and bushes Rain Forest
*montane rain forests:above 2,000 m, moisture-saturated air and fog-drip the daily source of precipitation, 20 to 25 m

Question 5

Monsoon Forest

Answer 5

*a very dry period and then very wet monsoon
*In the wetter areas, are tall and annually shed
their leaves; In drier areas, have a period of leaflessness

Question 6

Dry Forest

Answer 6

*high rates of evapotranspiration and dry conditions,
* Species richness in dry forests is markedly lower
*dominated by deciduous trees
*Leaf abscission to water availability

Question 7

Boreal forests

Answer 7

*northern hemisphere
*tree species diversity is very poor
*Needle-leaved evergreen conifers

Question 8

Temperate Forests

Answer 8

➢ Temperate Deciduous Forests(north)
➢ Temperate Coniferous Forests(north, Conifers)
➢ Temperate Mixed Forests(evergreen plus
deciduous)
➢ Temperate Broad-Leaved Evergreen Forests(Mediterranean-type climate)