Amazon Lesson 6
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What type of ecosystem is the Cerrado?
During the dry season, grasses get very dry and flammable
Golden grass is an endemic plant. Endemic plants are
Plants in the Amazon are moist and are more likely to catch on fire (the plants are fire-sensitive)
According to figure 1, as the cattle and soy industry increases the amount of forest
The carbon sink is due to the grassland ecosystem. How did the carbon sink form? Use your understanding of photosynthesis in your answer
Explain how the carbon sink is changing. Use the process of cellular respiration in your response.
Why is the carbon sink vulnerable to fire?
looking at the carbon cycle model. Number 1 and 2 represent a gas that is released. What gas is released.
The Cerrado contains _____ of the worlds species
The tapir is a herbivore. What do herbivores eat?
Many plants in the Cerrado are fire-dependent and only reproduce during small fires started by lightning
The Cerrado ecosystem has been experiencing larger than normal fires in recent years.
Fires in the Cerrado are producing a lot of smoke. What gas is released from the trees when trees burn?
In recent years there have been an increased in the potential for small fires to burn out of control due to
What makes the Cerrado a carbon sink?
What will happen to the energy and matter in the system if the carbon sink burns?