Bio Conn. Amazon Lesson 6

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Bio Conn. Amazon Lesson 6

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What type of ecosystem is the Cerrado?

A. Peat forest

B. mix of grassland, savannah, and dry forest

C. redwood forest

D. tundra ecosystem

1

During the dry season, grasses get very dry and flammable

True

False

1

Golden grass is an endemic plant. Endemic plants are

found everywhere in the world

found no where else in the world

1

Plants in the Amazon are moist and are more likely to catch on fire (the plants are fire-sensitive)

true

false

1

According to figure 1, as the cattle and soy industry increases the amount of forest

increases

decreases

stays the same

1

In recent years there have been an increased in the potential for small fires to burn out of control due to

deforestation

increased lighting strikes

farming

drought

1

looking at the carbon cycle model. Number 1 and 2 represent a gas that is released. What gas is released.

oxygen

nitrogen

carbon dioxide

helium

What type of ecosystem is the Cerrado?

A. Peat forest

B. mix of grassland, savannah, and dry forest

C. redwood forest

D. tundra ecosystem

During the dry season, grasses get very dry and flammable

True

False

1

Plants in the Amazon are moist and are more likely to catch on fire (the plants are fire-sensitive)

true

false

1

The Cerrado ecosystem has been experiencing larger than normal fires in recent years.

True

False

1

Fires in the Cerrado are producing a lot of smoke. What gas is released from the trees when trees burn?

oxygen

helium

hydrogen

carbon dioxide

1

According to figure 1, as the cattle and soy industry increases the amount of forest

increases

decreases

stays the same

1

In recent years there have been an increased in the potential for small fires to burn out of control due to

deforestation

increased lighting strikes

farming

drought

1

What makes the Cerrado a carbon sink?

the increased number of cattle

the people that live in the area

the grassland ecosystem

the amount of biodiversity in the area

1

looking at the carbon cycle model. Number 1 and 2 represent a gas that is released. What gas is released.

oxygen

nitrogen

carbon dioxide

helium

The Cerrado contains _____ of the worlds species

10%

30%

5%

50%

The tapir is a herbivore. What do herbivores eat?

other animals

plants like leaves and seeds

a combination of plants and animals

herbivores make there own food by photosynthesis

Many plants in the Cerrado are fire-dependent and only reproduce during small fires started by lightning

true

false

The Cerrado ecosystem has been experiencing larger than normal fires in recent years.

True

False

Fires in the Cerrado are producing a lot of smoke. What gas is released from the trees when trees burn?

oxygen

helium

hydrogen

carbon dioxide

What makes the Cerrado a carbon sink?

the increased number of cattle

the people that live in the area

the grassland ecosystem

the amount of biodiversity in the area