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Which of the following best describes the relationship between organisms and species in the tropical rainforest?

• They compete with each other for resources

• They depend on each other for survival

• They have no interaction with each other

• They are not affected by each other

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What is the canopy?

• The lowermost layer of the forest

• The middle layer of the forest

• The uppermost layer of the forest

• The underground layer of the forest

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What do fungi and bacteria do to dead plant and animal matter?

• They preserve it for future use.

• They turn it into new organisms.

• They break it down and return nutrients to the soil.

• They transport it to other locations.

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What would happen to the rainforest without decomposers?

• It would become more diverse

• It would become a desert

• It would become choked with debris

• It would become a tundra

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Which of the following mammals can be found in the understory layer of the tropical rainforest?

• Jaguars

• Worms

• Birds

• Monkeys

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What does the word towering mean in the first sentence? Explain your reasoning.

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What does the word crucial mean in the last paragraph of the text? Explain how you know.

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What do you think would happen if an invasive species appeared in the Tropical Rainforest?

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