Animals
What animal eats it own droppings?
The cabybara
What layer receives the most sunlight?
The emergent layer.
What plant is similar to a vine?
Lianas
What butterfly is one of the largest in the world with bright blue wings?
The blue morpho butterfly
About how many people live in the Amazon rainforest?
About 30 millions (if you were between 20-40 million I will give it to you)
What does the amazon river dolphin use to move through murky water?
Sonar
What layer would you find the most insects on?
The forest floor.
How many different types of orchids are in the rainforest?
25,000
This butterfly has transparent wings.
The glasswing butterfly
What layer is considered the umbrella in the rainforest?
The canopy
The medium sized cat that prowls the rainforest is called?
An ocelot
What percentage of sunlight does the forest floor receive?
2% sunlight
What plant is also known as an air plant?
Epiphyte
What insect can kill a cockroach in under 5 seconds?
The assassin bug.
Brazil
This bird has claws bigger than a grizzly bear
The harpy eagle
This layer is considered a natural habitat for birds.
The emergent layer
What plant is bowl shaped?
The bromeliad.
The pain from this insect can last up to 24 hours and has the most painful sting of any insect.
The bullet ant.
60%
This animal drinks water by wetting their hands and licking them. This animal also makes a distinctive noise.
The howler monkey
What is the diameter of a Kapok Tree?
10 feet
What is the type of tree root that can be as high as 15 feet high? (Hint: We saw these on the kapok tree.)
Buttress Roots
What is the scientific name for the glasswing butterfly?
Greta Oto
What is another name for the Kapok Tree?
The ceiba tree.