The Living World Page 9 Question A B C Describe the location of the rainforest Between the Tropics of Along the equator North of the equator ecosystem. Cancer and Capricorn List two countries where you find Africa and the Congo Indonesia and the Congo The Congo and Algeria rainforests. What is the temperature range in the 0-30°C 10-40°C 20- 30°C rainforest? What is the climate in the rainforest Hot and dry (arid) Mild and wet (diverse) Hot and wet known as? How much rainfall is there in the rainforest 20,000 mm 250 mm 2000 mm (mm) per year? How many seasons are in the 2 0 4 rainforest? Define biodiversity. Is the variety of organisms Is the variety of vegetation Is the variety of animals in living in a particular area in a particular area a particular area Why are the soils in the rainforest not very Heavy rainfall washes away is very little organic Gentle rainfall keeps all the most of the nutrients. This matter that provides fertile? nutrients in the soil. is known as leaching. nutrients to the soil. How much of the world’s plant and animal 40% 30% 50% species are found in the rainforest? Why is the top layer of soils in the Fresh leaves that decay Lots of sunlight Lots of fresh water rainforest very fertile? quickly provide nutrients Suggest one reason why there is so much High levels of transpiration It is normally mountainous The water cycle is rarely from the that and hilly which means precipitation in the rainforest. broken by human condense and create rain higher levels of interference clouds convectional rainfall The vegetation in the rainforest is found in 3 4 5 layers. …......distinct Why do trees in the emergent layer grow Little competition from In order to reach the High levels of nutrients to 40m tall? other vegetation sunlight What is the name of the vines that grow Lianas Llanellis Lionels up tree trunks? Why do trees have buttress roots? To absorb more water To support tall trees To absorb more nutrients How does vegetation adapt in the shrub Large leaves to absorb as Small leaves to absorb Large leaves to blend in and ground layer? such sunlight as possible. better quality sunlight with their environment What does evergreen mean? A plant that only sheds it A plant is a particular A plant that doesn’t shed leaves in the winter colour its leaves months
The Living World Page 9 Question A B C Describe the location of the rainforest ecosystem. Between the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn Along the equator North of the equator List two countries where you find rainforests. Africa and the Congo Indonesia and the Congo The Congo and Algeria What is the temperature range in the rainforest? 0-30°C 10-40°C 20- 30°C What is the climate in the rainforest known as? Hot and dry (arid) Mild and wet (diverse) Hot and wet How much rainfall is there in the rainforest (mm) per year? 20,000 mm 250 mm 2000 mm How many seasons are in the rainforest? 2 0 4 Define biodiversity. Is the variety of organisms living in a particular area Is the variety of vegetation in a particular area Is the variety of animals in a particular area Why are the soils in the rainforest not very fertile? Heavy rainfall washes away most of the nutrients. This is known as leaching. Gentle rainfall keeps all the nutrients in the soil. is very little organic matter that provides nutrients to the soil. How much of the world’s plant and animal species are found in the rainforest? 40% 30% 50% Why is the top layer of soils in the rainforest very fertile? Lots of sunlight Lots of fresh water Fresh leaves that decay quickly provide nutrients Suggest one reason why there is so much precipitation in the rainforest. High levels of transpiration from the that condense and create rain clouds It is normally mountainous and hilly which means higher levels of convectional rainfall The water cycle is rarely broken by human interference The vegetation in the rainforest is found in …......distinct layers. 3 4 5 Why do trees in the emergent layer grow to 40m tall? High levels of nutrients Little competition from other vegetation In order to reach the sunlight What is the name of the vines that grow up tree trunks? Lianas Llanellis Lionels Why do trees have buttress roots? To absorb more water To support tall trees To absorb more nutrients How does vegetation adapt in the shrub and ground layer? Large leaves to absorb as such sunlight as possible. Small leaves to absorb better quality sunlight Large leaves to blend in with their environment What does evergreen mean? A plant is a particular colour A plant that only sheds it leaves in the winter months A plant that doesn’t shed its leaves
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