Tropical Rainforest Flashcards
Name the layers of the rainforest.
- Emergent
- Canopy
- U - canopy
- Shrub layer
What is the emergent?
Highest layer with trees reachin 50m
big roots
What is the canopy?
2nd layer
most life found there
high rainfalla nd sunlight (broad leaves)
What is the u-canopy?
COnsists of trees that reach 20m
What is the shrub layer?
Small trees that are adapted to shade
What is the nutrient cycle?
Have nutrients taken in when animals eat plants and then it returns to the soil when they die?
What we litter?
the surface layer of vegetation
What is biomass?
The total mass of living organisms per unit area
What is transpiration?
Evaporation from plants
What are the goods?
Physical products you can see or touch
Examples of goods.
furniture
rubber
fruit
medicine
what ARe services?
Regulate the environment
Examples of services
MAintain water cycle
trees intercept water
protect soil from erosion
What human activities affect it?
- logging
mineral extraction
AGRICULTURE
TOURISM
WHat is th case study for TR?
COssta rica
