quiz 13

Question 1

Explain why many animals in tropical rainforests can swim

Answer 1

To cross the many small rivers in the rainforest

Question 2

What is the soil like in tropical rainforests?

Answer 2

Mostly infertile but with a thin fertile layer at the surface

Question 3

What is the climate like in tropical rainforests?

Answer 3

Hot and wet all year round

Question 4

Give 3 adaptations of plants in tropical rainforests

Answer 4

tall,shallow roots, drip tip leaves

Question 5

Explain why trees in tropical rainforests have drip tip leaves

Answer 5

To quickly remove the water from the leaf and stop the leaf breaking under the weight of water

Question 6

What are the 5 layers of a tropical rainforest structure

Answer 6

forest floor,shrub layer,undercanopy,canopy,
emergents

Question 7

Give 3 adaptations of animals in a tropical rainforest

Answer 7

strong limbs,nocturnal and camouflage

Question 8

Explain why trees in tropical rainforests are tall

Answer 8

to compete for sunlight

Question 9

Explain why trees in tropical rainforests have shallow roots

Answer 9

To get nutrients from the thin layer of fertile soil