TRF recap

What is the name given to plants which live on the surface of other plants?

• Buttress

• Lianas

• Epiphytes

• Aeroponics

What % of light reaches the forest floor in the rainforest?

• 1%

• 2%

• 5%

• 20%

What is the name of the plants which use other trees to climb to reach sunlight?

• Buttress

• Lianas

• Epiphytes

• Drip trips

Why do trees need buttress roots?

• They keep small trees stable

• They stabilise tall trees

• They help the tree get more water

• They stop animals eating the tree

Sloths live in the canopy because it is harder for predators to see them.

• True

• False

Sloths have an extra neck vertebrae to help them look at the floor when hanging in a tree.

• True

• False

A biome is a ________ scale ecosystem

Soils in the tropical rainforests are very nutrient rich.

• True

• False

Rainforests are hot and rainy all year round.

• True

• False

The tropical rainforest is an area of low pressure which means it gets lot of rainfall.

• True

• False