The Rainforest Answers

Temperate rainforests are always located near the equator.

Compared to the tropical rainforests, the temperate rainforests generally have __________.

Organisms that live in the rainforest have developed unique adaptations that aid in their survival. Which adaptation would most likely be found in organisms living in the rainforest?

The greatest level of biodiversity in the tropical rainforest is found in the _______.

The leaf-cutter ants do not feed on leaves.

Which of the following is not a characteristic of the rainforest biome?

Rainfall in tropical rainforests amounts to about 10 to 14 feet per year.

The least amount of air movement in tropical rainforests is found in (the) _______.

Sloths have less muscle than other mammals their size in order to _______.

Organisms that live in the rainforest have developed unique adaptations that aid in their survival. The greater yellow-headed vulture is found in undisturbed lowland tropical forests of the Amazon basin. It tracks down carrion to feed on by detecting the production of ethyl mercaptan, a gas that is produced at the beginning of animal decay. Photo by Sidnei Dantas Which adaptation might be found in the greater yellow-headed vulture, but not in the harpy eagle?

Which of the following is not true regarding the cacao tree?

Organisms that live in the rainforest have developed unique adaptations that aid in their survival. Which of the following plants could be described as a predator?

The plentiful nature of resources in the tropical rainforest reduces competition for them.

The rainforest contains half of the Earth’s wildlife and at least two thirds of its plant species. It can hold great quantities of water and is very important to the planet’s water cycle. Rainforests remove vast amounts of CO2 from the atmosphere and replace it with oxygen. Which of the following statements best summarize the above information about rainforests?