Tropical Rainforest

Question 1

Where are tropical rainforests found?

Answer 1

Near the Equator, between the Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn, in regions such as the Amazon Basin, Central Africa, and Southeast Asia.

Question 2

Describe the climate of a tropical rainforest.

Answer 2

Hot and wet all year, with average temperatures of 27–28°C and over 2000mm of rainfall annually.

Question 3

Name the four layers of a tropical rainforest.

Answer 3

Emergent, Canopy, Under-canopy, Forest floor.

Question 4

What are drip-tip leaves and why are they useful?

Answer 4

Leaves with pointed tips that help shed heavy rainwater quickly, preventing rot and fungus.

Question 5

What is interdependence in a rainforest ecosystem?

Answer 5

It means all parts of the ecosystem (plants, animals, climate, people) rely on each other to function properly.

Question 6

Explain one impact of deforestation on the environment.

Answer 6

Deforestation causes soil erosion because without trees, rain washes away the nutrients in the soil.

Question 7

Describe one way rainforests can be managed sustainably

Answer 7

Selective logging – only certain trees are cut down, leaving the rest of the forest intact to regenerate.

Question 8

What is meant by the term ‘biodiversity’?

Answer 8

The variety of different living things (plants, animals, and microbes) in a particular habitat.

Question 9

How are sloths adapted to the rainforest?

Answer 9

They have long claws for hanging from trees and move slowly to avoid predators.

Question 10

Biodiversity

Answer 10

Biodiversity means the variety of different plants, animals, and living things in one place.

Question 11

Buttress roots

Answer 11

Large thick tree roots that grow above the ground in tropical rainforest

Question 12

Canopy

Answer 12

The canopy is the thick layer of leaves and branches formed by the tops of tall trees in a rainforest.

Question 13

Carbon sink

Answer 13

A carbon sink is something that absorbs carbon dioxide (CO₂) from the athmosphere and stores it.

Question 14

Cattle ranching

Answer 14

Cattle ranching is when people raise cows (cattle) on large areas of land for meat (beef) or milk to make profit

Question 15

clear felling

Answer 15

Clear felling is when all the trees in an area are cut down at once.

Question 16

commercial farming

Answer 16

Commercial farming is farming done to make money by growing crops or raising animals to sell.

Question 17

Debt for nature swaps

Answer 17

A debt-for-nature swap is a deal where a poorer country’s debt is reduced or cancelled if it agrees to spend money on protecting its environment.

Question 18

Decomposers

Answer 18

Dead organisms (plants or animals) that break down organic material and release nutrients back into the ecosystem

Question 19

Deforestation

Answer 19

cutting down trees

Question 20

Drip tip

Answer 20

A adaptation of the leaf. pointy tips on the end of rainforest leaves that help rainwater drip off quickly.

This prevents bacteria and fungi forming keeping the leaf healthy

Question 21

Ecotourism

Answer 21

Ecotourism is a type of travel that helps protect nature and supports local people.

Question 22

Epiphytes

Answer 22

Plants that live on the surface of other plants, receiving nutrients from these plants

Question 23

Hydroelectric power

Answer 23

Hydroelectric power is electricity made by using the energy of moving water.

Question 24

Interdependence

Answer 24

multiple organinsm depending on eahcother to survive

Question 25

latosol

Answer 25

Latosol is a type of soil found in tropical rainforests. it contains rich iron Red or yellow colour Very thin and poor in nutrients Nutrients get washed away quickly because of heavy rain (called leaching) Most nutrients are stored in the plants, not the soil

Question 26

Leaching 🌧️🌱

Answer 26

Leaching is when heavy rain washes away nutrients from the soil.

Question 26

lianas

Answer 26

Lianas are thick, woody vines that grow in tropical rainforests.

Question 27

logging

Answer 27

process of cutting down trees for wood

Question 28

nutrient cycling

Answer 28

Nutrient cycling is how nutrients move through the rainforest between soil, plants, animals, and back again.

Question 29

plantations

Answer 29

A plantation is a big farm. They grow one type of plant (like palm oil trees or coffee). The plants are grown to sell and make money.

Question 30

selective logging

Answer 30

Selective logging is when only some trees are carefully cut down in a forest, not all of them.

Question 31

Subsistence farming

Answer 31

Subsistence farming is when people grow food just to feed themselves and their family — not to sell.

Question 32

transmigration

Answer 32

Transmigration is when the government moves people from crowded areas (like big cities or islands) to less crowded places (like forests or rural areas).

Question 33

What's a tropical rainforest?

Answer 33

A rainforest is a ecosystem where it rains but has a warm temperature during daytime and there are lots of plants and animals.

Question 34

ecosystem

Answer 34

An ecosystem is a place where living things (like plants and animals) and non-living things (like soil, water, and sunlight) work together.

Question 35

understory

Answer 35

The understory is the second-lowest layer of the rainforest, just above the forest floor.

Question 36

biotic

Answer 36

living things

Question 37

abiotic

Answer 37

non living things