Finals, Lec 1

Question 1

Define a forest

Answer 1

Area = 0.5 hectare
Min. Tree Height = 5m
Crown Cover = 10%

Question 2

True or False, TRFs are the most biologically diverse terrestrial ecosystems in the world, with many rare, endemic and endangered plant and animal species.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Around ___% of the worlds species can be found in TRFs

Answer 3

50

Question 4

What’s the largest remaining rainforest in the PH?

Answer 4

Northern Sierra Madre

Question 5

This TRF layer has trees spaced wide apart with umbrella-shaped canopies growing above the forest

Answer 5

Emergent

Question 6

This TRF layer has glossy leaves with pointed tips

Answer 6

Canopy

Question 7

Which TRF layer is mostly shrubs, small trees, and plants?

Answer 7

Understory (lower canopy)

Question 8

High biodiversity = ______ species/ha

Answer 8

10,000

Question 9

T/F, PH is one of the global biodiversity hotspots containing 1/8 of the total no. of species

Answer 9

False, 1/10

Question 10

Flora species count in the PH

Answer 10

14,000 species

Question 11

The do epiphytes do?

Answer 11

1) grow on tree branches
2) extract moisture from air
3) trap fallen leaves and dust

Question 12

What is an Epiphylls?

Answer 12

A plant growing on the leaves of another plant. Causes competition for light

Question 13

What are heterotrophs?

Answer 13

Non-photosynthetic plants that can survive on forest floor

Question 14

How do parasites derive nutrients?

Answer 14

by tapping into a photosynthetic plant’s root or stem