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Bio Conn. Amazon Lesson 6
By Katelyn Owens
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Goverment policies have allowed for __________ to increase, destroying natural vegetation
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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
During the dry season, grasses get very dry and flammable
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False
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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
Golden grass is an endemic plant. Endemic plants are
found everywhere in the world
found no where else in the world
Many plants in the Cerrado are fire-dependent and only reproduce during small fires started by lightning
true
false
Plants in the Amazon are moist and are more likely to catch on fire (the plants are fire-sensitive)
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
According to figure 1, as the cattle and soy industry increases the amount of forest
increases
decreases
stays the same
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
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
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
