retake test deck Flashcards
dermatobia hominis
bot fly
Oropendolas
birds nest who are parasitized
Cereus
white night blooming plants
Psorophora
mosquitos that carry botfly larva
Scaphidura
nest parasitizing birds
Bothrops
highly venomous snakes
Monstera
swiss cheese vine
Meliponas
calm non stinging bees
Gonatodes
colorful lizards
Canthon
dung beetles
Amblypygids
whip scorpions
Heliconia
hummingbird pollinated plants
vampyrum
bats
Staphylinidae
beetles that eat sacrabs under dung
Polybia
aggressive wasps that can protect others
issues with palm oil monoculture, colonized by Belgium. some species are gorillas and what was once the richest assortment of rainforest species
Africa
a geologically young area 34% of this area has been deforested since 1992. characterized by papaya, cacao, and kinkajous
Central America
orangutans are endangered due to deforestation has corpse flowers and eucalyptus trees
Australia
many endangered animals due to deforestation and poaching like pangolins bengals elephants. plants such as finer cinnamon turmeric
Asia
6% of oxygen on earth provided by these forests currently. deforestation/ burning to gain Copland is a real issue right now. pink dolphins, golden lion tamarinds, toucans
South America
Corlorious affect
the result of Earth’s rotation on weather patterns and ocean currents
Give 3 characteristics of rainforest soils
have a lot of iron in them, very red
High in silicate, very sandy
Poor in organic matter
The matapalo life cycle beginning with the fruit #36
Fruit, lots of little seeds, animals eat fruit, seeds goes through digestive system, poop them out, poop out in tree crevices, germinate, send out ariel roots that go down, plug into soil, matapalo grows and gains strength, tree eventually gets strangled and rots, left with cage looking that is home to a lot of animals
What is the purpose of flower
sexual reproduction
