Geography Tropical Rainforests

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Quiz on Geography Tropical Rainforests , created by Erin AS on 27/09/2017.
Erin AS
Quiz by Erin AS, updated more than 1 year ago
Erin AS
Created by Erin AS about 7 years ago
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Question 1

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Why do trees in the rainforest have shallow roots?
Answer
  • Most nutrients are stored in the thin shallow soil
  • The trees think it's cool to have shallow roots
  • The trees are worried their roots will get stuck

Question 2

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What are the characteristics of a Drip Tip Leaf?
Answer
  • Warm and moist *like toms dad*
  • Colourful and slimy
  • Waxy and long
  • Waxy with pointed tip

Question 3

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Which of these are adaptations to Rainforest climate?
Answer
  • Red pigmented leaves
  • Drip tip (waxy and pointed)
  • Very slimy
  • Very colourful

Question 4

Question
Why do trees in the emergent layer often have more branches and leaves than those in other layers of the rainforest? E.g. Canopy layer
Answer
  • To look cool to the Lady trees
  • to look cool for Toms Dad
  • Or to maximise sunlight in the emergent layer, as having many leaves and branches in lower layers would be wasting energy as there is not as much light access lower down in the dense vegetation
  • If you don't get this answer question right you shouldn't do geography
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