Equatorial Rainforests

Question 1

What is the lowest layer of an Equatorial Rainforest?

Answer 1

The Forest Floor

Question 2

What is the second lowest layer of an Equatorial Rainforest?

Answer 2

The Understory

Question 3

What is the third lowest layer of an Equatorial Rainforest?

Answer 3

The Canopy

Question 4

What is the highest layer of an Equatorial Rainforest?

Answer 4

The Emergent

Question 5

What is the latitudinal co-ordinate range of Equatorial Rainforests

Answer 5

Equatorial Rainforests are found between the latitudinal co-ordinates 23.5 Degrees North and 23.5 Degrees South. Also they are found between the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn.

Question 6

What is the humidity of Equatorial Rainforests

Answer 6

The humidity is very high.

Question 7

What does humidity mean?

Answer 7

The amount of moisture in the air

Question 8

What is the direction of latitudinal lines

Answer 8

The direction is horizontal

Question 9

How many layers are there in an Equatorial Rainforests?

Answer 9

There are 4 layers

Question 10

What is the average Rainfall of an Equatorial Rainforest.

Answer 10

2,000 - 10,000 Millimeters which is really high compared to other biomes.

Question 11

What is the average temperature of an Equatorial Rainforest

Answer 11

The average temperature is 20°C (68°F) to 25°C (77°F).

Question 12

What are 5 animal adaptations in Equatorial Rainforests?

Answer 12

Camouflage, Mimicry, Poison, Small bodies and Nocturnality

Question 13

Why is Camouflage a good adaptation?

Answer 13

Camouflage helps prey like chameleons to hide and protect themselves from predators

Question 14

Why is Mimicry a good adaptation?

Answer 14

Mimicry can help prey get out of some sticky situations because the predators will not see the prey as prey anymore if the mimicry is good enough

Question 15

Why is Poison a good animal adaptation

Answer 15

Poison can help either prey or predators attack or defend. It can be used for killing your prey or it can be used for saving yourself from danger.

Question 16

Why are Small Bodies a good animal adaptation?

Answer 16

Small bodies can be useful for all sorts of things. It can help you get through small places that your predators are to big to go through. It means that you don’t have to eat much. And it also means that catching you will be much harder because the size of your body and because you are faster because you are smaller.

Question 17

Why is Nocturnality a good animal adaptation?

Answer 17

Nocturnality is a really good animal adaptation because most predators sleep during the night.

Question 18

What are 5 Plant Adaptations in Equatorial Rainforests.

Answer 18

Buttress Roots, Tall and thin trunks, Smooth Bark, Drip Tips, Broad Leaves.

Question 19

Why are Buttress Roots a good plant adaptation?

Answer 19

Buttress Roots help support the ginormous and heavy trees, so they don’t fall down.

Question 20

Why are Tall and thin trunks a good plant adaptation?

Answer 20

If the trunks are tall and thin then the leaves on the trees will be able to reach the canopy thus, allowing the tree to get lots of sunlight.

Question 21

Why are smooth barks a good plant adaptation?

Answer 21

Smooth barks are really good because they allow the water to slide down into the soil so the roots get more nutrients.

Question 22

Why are Drip Tips a good plant adaptation?

Answer 22

Drip tips help the water slide down the leaves easily, so the leaves don’t get damaged from the weight of the water.

Question 23

Why are Broad Leaves a good plant adaptation?

Answer 23

The broadness of the leaves help the plant much more sunlight, and that is very important if the plant is in the Forest Floor or the Understory.

Question 24

An area of lush vegetation and year-round rainfall

Answer 24

Equatorial Rainforests

Question 25

Many animals take advantage of the dimly lit environment of the _________for camouflage.

Answer 25

Forest Floor