quiz 3

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

Question 10

Explain why many animals in tropical rainforests are nocturnal

Answer 10

It is cooler at night

Question 11

Explain why animals in tropical rainforests have strong limbs

Answer 11

To help them climb in canopy