Chapter 6 and 6.5

Question 1

Rainforests now make up what per cent of Australia’s remaining native forest?

Answer 1

2.5%

Question 2

The subtropical rainforests of New South Wales nd Queensland are internationally recognised for their direct links to what, which occurred about 100 million years ago?

Answer 2

Worlds first flowering plants

Question 3

Rainforests have provided humans with many resources for thousands of years. These resources are known as _.

Answer 3

Ecosystem services

Question 4

What is the term used to describe the process where heavy rain carries nutrients deep into the soil making it largely infertile?

Answer 4

Leaching

Question 5

The percentage of plants we eat that began in the world’s tropical rainforest including potatoes, corn, rice, avocadoes, oranges, bananas, coffee, chocolate and other foods are rainforest plants.

Answer 5

80%

Question 6

The percentage of the drugs we use to treat illnesses, from leukaemia to headaches, that originated from rainforest plants.

Answer 6

25%

Question 7

The percentage of the world’s oxygen that the Amazon rainforest is thought to produce.

Answer 7

20%

Question 8

What case study was studied for the tropical rainforest biome?

Answer 8

The Daintree

Question 9

What term is used to describe the tallest trees in a rainforest that occur above the canopy?_

Answer 9

The emergent layer

Question 10

Which temperature range accurately reflect the tropical rainforest biome?

Answer 10

The temperature hovers between about 26°C and 32°C all year round.