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Which organism is an example of a decomposer?

• Bears

• Humans

• Fungi

• Plants

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What is a common ingredient shared by over half of American packaged products?

• Beef fat from cows

• Palm oil derived from palm trees

• Cotton fibers from plants

• Chocolate extracted from cocoa

How does buying candy affect orangutan populations in the wild?

• Orangutans are attracted to candy, causing them to leave their habitats.

• Candy is unhealthy for orangutans

• Orangutans eat the same fruit flavors used in candy.

• Candy often contains palm oil from plantations that disrupt orangutan habitats.

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Why are palm plantations harmful to orangutans?

• They destroy the orangutans' natural habitat.

• They provide too much food for orangutans.

• Palm plantations are homes to many Sumatran tigers.

• Orangutans find palm trees difficult to climb.

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What connection is there between the growth of oil palm trees and orangutan extinction?

• Oil palm plantations lead to deforestation, reducing orangutan habitats.

• Oil palm trees are toxic to orangutans.

• Orangutans eat too many palm oil fruits.

• Oil palm trees provide shelter for orangutans.

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If palm oil is so harmful to the ecosystem, why do people continue to farm palm oil?

• It is good for the orangutans.

• Palm oil farming is the only way to make money in some areas.

• Palm oil is not harmful to the ecosystem.

• Tigers eat palm oil.

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Why is it important not to cut down tropical rainforests to grow oil palm plants?

• Because it harms the ecosystems and animals that live there

• Because rainforests don’t have enough sunlight

• Because oil palms can’t grow near rainforests

• Because rainforests don’t have water sources

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What practical steps could you take to better understand how your local land has changed over time?

• Travel to another country to see their land changes.

• Ignore historical changes and focus only on the present.

• Assume that the land has never changed

• Create and compare pictures of past and present local land.

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What is one reason growing oil palms is appealing to farmers in Indonesia?

• It can make them more money than growing rice.

• It only requires a small amount of land.

• It helps increase biodiversity in the area.

• It requires fewer workers.

How can scientists figure out how many orangutans typically live in a tropical rainforest?

• By guessing based on how many trees there are

• By measuring the size of the rainforest

• By counting orangutans using drones with infrared cameras

• By asking people who live near the rainforest