Vocabulary &
Knowledge
Knowledge
What are the Reactants of Photosynthesis?
Glucose and Oxygen
Why are Poison Dart Frogs bright in color?
It signifies danger.
and/or
Warns predators not to eat it.
What are the 4 Distinct Layers in the Rainforest Biome?
Emergent, Canopy, Understory, and the Forest Floor
What is the difference between Abiotic and Biotic Factors?
Biotic - All of the living things in an ecosystem
Abiotic - The non-living things that still contribute to the ecosystem
What are the 3 MAIN kinds of Organisms?
Producers, Consumers, Decomposers
What are the Reactants of Cellular Respiration?
Carbon Dioxide, Water, and Light Energy
The Jaguar
Rainforest used to cover over 14% of the Earth. What percentage of the Earth do they cover now?
6%
What are the MAIN Biotic Factors that were talked about/listed?
Plants, Animals, and Fungi & Microorganisms
What is The Process of Cycling?
1. Uptake
2. Transfer
3. Recycling
4. Return
What percentage of Medicines originate from Tropical Rainforests?
25%
How many extra neck bones do Three-toed Sloths have?
What are the 4 Key Causes of Population Decline in Tropical Rainforests?
Habitat Destruction, Climate Change, Overexploitation, and Invasive Species
What are AT LEAST 5/8 of the Key Abiotic Factors that were talked about?
Temperature, Precipitation, Sunlight, Humidity, Soil Quality, Water Availability, Wind, and Altitude
Where are most of the Nutrients in Tropical Rainforests stored?
In Biomass.
Biomass - all the living things in an ecosystem, which includes plants & animals.
What is Natural Selection?
It explains how populations of species adapt and change over time through variations in heritable traits and environmental pressures.
Simply Put: How species adapt to survive based on what their environment is like.
Spider monkeys have Prehensile tails. What does Prehensile mean?
Capable of being seized or grasped.
Meaning they can use them to easily grab things such as fruit or tree branches.
Why does Natural Selection depend on the environment?
It favors traits that are beneficial in a specific environment.
Extra Fact: Traits that are helpful in one environment may be harmful in another.
What do Abiotic Factors of Tropical Rainforests determine?
The composition of a rainforest.
Composition - The nature of, or the way in which a whole or mixture is made up.
Why are Nutrient levels in the soil low in Tropical Rainforests?
Because of the Nutrients being leached because of the heavy equatorial rain.
Meaning: the lower layers of the soils lack the nutrients and minerals that the vegetation needs
What are the 5-6 steps of the Darwinian Model?
Overproduction, Competition, Variation, Adaptation & Selection, and Evolution.
What is the Larynx?
Complicated Answer: the hollow muscular organ forming air passage to the lungs and holding the vocal cords in humans and mammals
Simple Answer: The voice box
What are at LEAST 3/5 of the similarities between Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration?
Energy Transformation, ATP Production, Gas Exchange, Electron Transport Chains, and Complimentary Processes
The Biotic Factors of a Tropical Rainforest showcase what is called Interdependence. What does that mean?
Every living thing relies on other organisms for survival in one way or another. They depend on one another.
If a Nutrient Flow changes in the rainforest, what can happen?
It can have a negative impact on the ecosystem
For Ex: when deforestation happens, the Litter Layer doesn't receive organic matter, causing the soil to become infertile really quickly