Terms
What are the 3 different types of consumers? (Extra 100 points if you can explain the difference between the 3)
Herbivore, omnivore, and carnivore
What are the four main layers of the forest?
Canopy
Understory
Underbrush
Forest Floor
What was the downfall of Easter Island?
Deforestation-the people living there kept taking the trees as resources for homes and canoes without replanting them.
What does the outer bark do for a tree?
It acts like a skin barrier and protects the tree from things like wind, water, and the elements
Water Cycle: What is the process called when water is leaving a tree?
Transpiration
Producer VS Decomposer
P: Living things that use energy from the sun to produce their food.
D: Living things which feed off dead plants and animals
What animals/organisms live in the canopy?
Owls, different birds, caterpillars
What happened to Easter Island as the tree population started to decline?
- The streams started to dry up
- Animals would start to die off because their sources of homes and food were getting used up
- Animal pollinators could not spread seeds around the Island
- Crops started to decline as well because the sun and wind would overpower them
How long are Redwood Trees able to live for?
Bonus 100 points if you can remember where they are usually found!
Over 1000 years
Bonus: Northern California or Oregon!
When water is rising into the air, what is that called?
Evaporation
Habitat
An environment where something lives
What animals/organisms live on the forest floor?
Mushrooms, insects, toads, salamanders, moss, grass, flowers, worms, bacteria, soil, tree roots, spiders, millipedes, and centipedes
List 3 reasons how humans can negatively impact the forests around us.
Littering
Clear cutting
Building a factory near a water source
Not putting out a campfire properly
What is the heartwood of a tree and where is it located?
The heartwood is the very center of a tree and that is where the rings go outwards from. It supports the tree to give it its strength
Nutrient Cycle: After leaves fall from trees, what is the next step in the nutrient cycle process?
The leaves begin to decompose through decomposers breaking them down
Ecosystem
A living community that depends on each member and its surrounding environment (cooperating together to survive)
What animals/organisms live in the understory (middle level)?
Lichen, many bugs, squirrels, woodpeckers, and other birds
In the Lorax, who was the one destroying the forests? (2 answers can be accepted)
People of Thneedville
The Onceler
What is the difference between a coniferous and deciduous tree?
D: They have colouring changing leaves that will shed themselves during winter months
When something (like water) falls from clouds, what is that process called? List atleast 3 different types of this
Precipitation
Ex: Rain, snow, sleet, hail
Describe the process of photosynthesis
(What do plants need in order for them to photosynthesize?)
Extra 100 if you can explain what they create from photosynthesis!
Plants need: carbon dioxide, water, and sun energy
Bonus: Plants make sugar (glucose) and release oxygen
What animals/organisms live in the shrub/underbrush layer?
Mice, deer, skunks, porcupines, rabbits, and dragonflies
What does Canada do in order to preserve our National Parks?
(Do other countries do this too?)
Canada has strict initiatives to replant trees. When large corps cut them down for products, they are expected to re-plant the same amount back
List atleast 3 things you can tell from a tree (there are 5 total)
- Fire history
- Tree age
- Insect outbreaks
- Climate conditions
- Wood and fibre quality
What is run-off and is it something positive or negative?
Run off is when chemicals like pesticides run down slopes which will reach farms or water sources. The chemicals merge with them
Negative