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Environmental Science-Chapter 6 TEST- TROPICAL RAINFOREST fully solved
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Environmental Science-Chapter 6 TEST-TROPICAL RAINFOREST fully solved
Which biome has the GREATEST DIVERSITY of plants, animals, and other organisms? - correct answer
✔✔Tropical Rainforest
What is PLENTIFUL in a tropical rainforest? - correct answer ✔✔Precipitation (rain)
What are some of the characteristics of a tropical rainforest? - correct answer ✔✔Humid and warm.
Gets about 200 to 450 cm of rainfall annually
WHERE are tropical rainforests located? - correct answer ✔✔in the "belt" around the Earth near the
equator
What is the weather like in a TROPICAL FOREST? - correct answer ✔✔Receives strong sunlight.
Rains a lot. (precipitation)
Maintains a relatively constant temperature
Where do you find nutrients in a rain forest? - correct answer ✔✔Nutrients are in the PLANTS -
NOT in the forest floor.
What are decomposers? - correct answer ✔✔they break down organic matter and return nutrients to
the plants
Where are many of the tree roots in a rain forest? - correct answer ✔✔A lot of roots are ABOVE
GROUND.
What are buttresses? - correct answer ✔✔Lateral (side) supports trees grow sideways that give extra
support
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