Tropical Rainforest structure

Question 1

Name the bottom layer of the forest

Answer 1

shrub layer

Question 2

is this layer light or dark

Answer 2

dark

Question 3

the rainforest is hot and wet

Answer 3

correct

Question 4

the layer called the canopy has very tall straight trees

Answer 4

correct

Question 5

what is an epiphyte

Answer 5

a plant that grows on another plant

Question 6

a plant that is found in the under canopy,starts with L

Answer 6

lianna

Question 7

a lianna is thick and tough and is used as a pathway for animals

Answer 7

true

Question 8

tribes in the rainforest survive by…??

Answer 8

hunting and fishing, growing crops on small plots

Question 9

elephants keep cool by using their trunks

Answer 9

no, they use their ears as they have many blood vessels and they flap their ears to cool down

Question 10

rubber comes from a tree

Answer 10

true

Question 11

rubber sap is also called

Answer 11

resin

Question 12

deforestation is when trees are cut down for logging

Answer 12

true

Question 13

name a tree in a rainforest

Answer 13

teak, mahogany, rosewood

Question 14

name 3 products that come from rainforests

Answer 14

rubber, wood, coffee beans, cocoa beans and many more

Question 15

a buttress root is wide and strong- why@

Answer 15

to support the tall heavy trees in the canopy- they are wide to make the tree stable and strong