Ecosystems & Biodiversity

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Why does a decrease in orangutans causes a decrease in tigers?

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Tigers eat orangutans. If there are less orangutans as food for tigers, their population could decrease due to lack of food.

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Clear cutting rainforests for oil palm plantations doesn't harm all animal populations. Which animal populations benefit from oil palm plantations?

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rats, snakes, and wild boar

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Based on this pictograph, what is the benefit of using palm oil compared to other oils?

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Palm oil requires less land compared to other leading oil types.

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The graph shows the population of Sumatran tigers. Which event caused the tiger population to decrease?

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A decrease in orangutans due to the creation of oil palm farms.

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The Leuser rainforest is the largest of the four protected areas, but has the smallest orangutan population. What is a logical reason for this?

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Leuser may have the fewest number of fruit trees to feed the orangutans.

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Why does replacing rainforest trees with oil palm trees affect orangutan populations?

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Orangutans eat the fruit from rainforest trees. They cannot eat the kernels from oil palms.

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Does clearing rainforests hurt all rainforest animals?

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No, because rats, pigs, and snakes thrive in the oil palm plantations.

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Why are termites part of this energy simulation?

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Termites also provide energy for orangutans as they eat them along with fruit.

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Why are Non-fruit rainforest trees important to orangutans?

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They provide habitat and travel routes.

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What happens to the orangutan population as the % of fruit trees decreases?

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The lower the % of rainforest fruit trees, the lower the orangutan population.