Living world

Question 1

Desert

Answer 1

High pressure
Not many clouds
30% of earth
generally high temp during day and low during night
30 degrees North/ South

Question 2

Polar

Answer 2

Cold air
dry
-50 degrees Celsius
North/ South pole

Question 3

Deciduous Forest/ Coniferous forest

Answer 3

Deciduous forest lose their leaves in the winter
coniferous forests appear further north than deciduous.
50-60 degrees from equator

Question 4

Temperate grasslands

Answer 4

American (prairies) and European (steeps)
Warm dry summers and cold winters
30-40 degrees from equator

Question 5

Mediterranean

Answer 5

Hot dry summer mild winter
Olive and citrus are common
30- 40 degrees North/South of equator

Question 6

Tropical Grassland

Answer 6

Wet season- violent storms
Dry season- Wild fire
15-30 degrees from equator

Question 7

Tundra

Answer 7

Low growing plants
Cold dry & windy
60-70 degrees from the equator

Question 8

Rainforest

Answer 8

Close to equator
high temp
High rainfall
6% of earth
low pressure

Question 9

Biotic

Answer 9

Living

Question 10

Eco system

Answer 10

A complex symbiotic relationship between abiotic and biotic aspects of the environment

Question 11

Producer

Answer 11

Convert energy from the sunlight into sugar and absorb nutrients from the soil

Question 12

Consumer

Answer 12

Get energy from eating sugars produced by producers

Question 13

Decomposers

Answer 13

break down dead plants and animals and return nutrients to soil

Question 14

Food chain

Answer 14

Simple links between producers and consumers in a line

Question 15

Food web

Answer 15

More complex connections between species

Question 16

how long does it take to form an ecosystem

Answer 16

100s -1000s of years

Question 17

Adding beavers to ecosystems (Short term)

Answer 17

creates wetlands
stops flooding downstream
Kingfisher returns
kayaking might be more difficult

Question 18

Adding beavers to ecosystems (Long term)

Answer 18

Helps with climate change
Reduces flood risk
Animal species return
Tourism

Question 19

Epping Forest (deciduous forest north of London)

Answer 19

Home to many native trees(e.g. Oak,Elm Ash), insect, birds, amphibians, 177 species of moss and over 700 species of fungi
when leaves fall leave a nutrient rich layer

Question 20

Interdependence

Answer 20

Everything is linked

Question 21

Rainforest percents

Answer 21

20% of oxygen comes from rainforests.
25% of cancer curing drugs come from rainforests
50% of earths plants and animals come from rainforests

Question 22

Emergent

Answer 22

Around 50m high and are the habitat for the forests pollinators

Question 23

Canopy

Answer 23

Around 35m high and the most bio diverse layer of the rainforest. Most rainfall and 80% of sunlight is absorbed here it is quite windy.

Question 24

Under Canopy

Answer 24

Quite dense no wind and quite dim and dark

Question 25

Shrub layer

Answer 25

Plants grow on the forest floor and the shrub layer can be anything between thorny and open. There is a lot of leaf litter which decomposes quickly due to the constant heavy rain which leaves a nutrient rich topsoil. Many micro organisms and fungi help with decomposition.

Question 26

Biomass

Answer 26

all living things

Question 27

Adaptation

Answer 27

Actions taken to adjust to natural events such as climate change

Question 28

Biodiversity

Answer 28

Range of plants and animals in the world or a particular habitat. Biodiversity is important and desirable

Question 29

symbiotic

Answer 29

When a relationship between two animals mutually benefits both participants

Question 30

Buttress roots

Answer 30

large wide roots to give the tree stability.
They are quite shallow as rainforest soil is often lacking in nutrients due to leeching

Question 31

stilt roots

Answer 31

similar to buttress roots provide tall trees with support (less wide though) also stays quite shallow

Question 32

Lianas

Answer 32

Have roots in the ground and use other trees to grow into canopy to maximize sunlight. Many start in the canopy and send roots down to the ground

Question 33

Red leaves

Answer 33

Used to protect leaves from harsh sunlight

Question 34

leaf angling

Answer 34

Leaves arrange in specific ways to maximise sunlight

Question 35

tail drips

Answer 35

Leaves have a waxy texture so water doesn’t gather son algae doesn’t grow so it doesn’t harm the leaves ability to photosynthesize

Question 36

Epiphytes

Answer 36

plants that move on other plants (mostly trees) to make the most of the sunlight in the canopy layer

Question 37

Thin bark

Answer 37

Difficult for other plants to grow on bark. Also because of constant moisture is readily available thick,moisture preserving bark isn’t needed.

Question 38

Main causes of deforestation

Answer 38

Logging
Mining
Settlement growth
Road development
Farming(cash crops)
Cattle ranching
Hydro electric power

Question 39

Environmental impacts of deforestation

Answer 39

Causes 24% of greenhouse gases
4000-6000 species lost each year
80% of animals on earth would lose habitat
More soil erosion and flash floods
Less temperate climate worldwide

Question 40

Economic impacts of deforestation

Answer 40

Short term payout
Long term it isn’t sustainable

Question 41

Social impacts of deforestation

Answer 41

2 billion people worldwide rely on rainforests to survive
Also the indigenous tribes such as the Penan tribe would lose their culture

Question 42

5 Ws on the Penan tribe

Answer 42

Who= an indigenous tribe who live in harmony with the rainforest
What=Hunters who live off of the forest and feel safe there being moved out due to deforestation
Where= Borneo, Malaysia they aren’t exposed to the same viruses as outside
When= Now
Why= The Malaysian government is using the forest for many short term economic gains such as temporary jobs to help the economy fund infrastructure and mine valuable minerals rather than long term loses