Bio Conn. Amazon Lesson 6

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14 questions

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Bio Conn. Amazon Lesson 6

Last updated almost 2 years ago

14 questions

Question 1

What type of ecosystem is the Cerrado?

A. Peat forest

B. mix of grassland, savannah, and dry forest

C. redwood forest

D. tundra ecosystem

Question 2

During the dry season, grasses get very dry and flammable

True

False

Question 7

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

true

false

Question 10

10.

Goverment policies have allowed for __________ to increase, destroying natural vegetation

Question 14

14.

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

Question 1

What type of ecosystem is the Cerrado?

A. Peat forest

B. mix of grassland, savannah, and dry forest

C. redwood forest

D. tundra ecosystem

Question 2

During the dry season, grasses get very dry and flammable

True

False

Question 3

The Cerrado contains _____ of the worlds species

10%

30%

5%

50%

Question 4

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

Question 5

Golden grass is an endemic plant. Endemic plants are

found everywhere in the world

found no where else in the world

Question 6

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

true

false

Question 7

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

true

false

Question 8

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

True

False

Question 9

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