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Difference between food chain and food web? |
Food chains are more simple and shows one thing eats another, food webs are more complex and have more species and producers |
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What would happen if there were no producers? |
The consumers would die because there is nothing to eat and then because there is no more consumers the secondary consumers would die so without producers the food chain would fall apart |
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Name the Characteristics of the 4 layers of the rainforests: |
Layer 1 emergements (top) Layer 2 canopy Layer 3 under canopy Layer 4 shrub (bottom) |
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Where are topical rainforest ,hot deserts and disiduous forests found? |
Deciduous rainforests:They are mainly found in Western Europe (including the UK) and the eastern parts of North America and Asia.Tropical rain forests are found near the equator Hot deserts can be found in North-America, South-America, , and Southern Asia |
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What is a ecosystem? |
A ecosystem is a environment with living and non living plants and animals |
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What are the adaptations of the rainforest? |
The bark in the trees are thin due to the humidity and heavy rainfall Ephipites are plants which grow on the trees to take advantage of the sunlight Drip tip leaves are leaves with curved edges so when rain falls it will slide off and go straight to the roots and so when rain falls bacteria would not grow on the leaves Butres roots are huge roots which spread out to around 30ft to hold the big trees and to take in more water Lianases are vines which wrap around the tree to take the sunlight and water from the trees |
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How does new laws help the rainforest and why is it sustainable? |
Provenys people from destroying the Amazon because they know the consequences |
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How does replanting work and qhy is it sustainable? |
For every tree cut dow a couple more are planted leaving more trees for the future |
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How does reducing debt work and why is it sustainable? |
Richer countries would alow the money they want paid back from the poorer countries to be left alone as long as the poor countries use that money to help the rainforest |
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What does sustainability mean? |
the ability to be sustained, supported, upheld, or confirmed. 2. Environmental Science. the quality of not being harmful to the environment or depleting natural resources, and thereby supporting long-term ecological balance: The committee is developing standards for products that use energy. |
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How does ecotourism work and why is it sustainable? |
Because it is a way of tourism that doeseny harm the environment and doesent use to many resources |
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How does education work and why is it sustainable? |
Makes people awear of what is happening and gives people ideas on how to save it |
