Rainforest Test Review

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• Rainforest Test Review
• the four layers of the rain forest starting with
  the layer that experiences the most drastic
  weather changes
• what are lianas
• technique used to clear rain forest for
  agriculture
• air plant, or plant growing on another plant
• In which South American is the Amazon rain forest
  predominantly located.
• Name a South American country lacking the rain
  forest biome.

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• Name that layer of the forest
• darkest layer of the rain forest
• area with most plant and animal life
• area with more open spaces, find more flying
  animals
• area with most drastic weather changes, few
  number of plant species
• plants pollinated by wind in this layer
• highest rate of decomposition, very little light
  reaching this layer

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• range in degrees latitude in which most
  rainforest are found
• three products derived from tropical plants
• three rain forest animals
• what are the top two reasons for deforestation of
  rainforest
• loss of water by a plant through the stomata
• True or False
• temperatures fluctuate widely in tropical rain
  forest
• tropical rain forests can be found in all areas
  along the equator
• the soil in the tropics is very nutrient poor
• agriculture is easily sustained in the tropics
  due to ideal growing conditions, such as moderate
  temperature and high moisture availabilty