Deciduous Forests Answers

Which of the following is not one of the five zones of the deciduous forest?a.shrubb.animalc.herbd.tree stratum

Precipitation in a deciduous forest can be in the form of rain or snow.

Duck-billed platypuses are one of five kinds of monotremes.

Which of the following changes in deciduous forests occurs in the spring?a.Trees regain their leaves.b.Trees block the flow of water and nutrients to their leaves.c.The leaves of trees begin to lose their chlorophyll.d.Trees live off of stored nutrients.

Which of the following is not true of deciduous forests?a.characterized by four seasonsb.trees lose their leaves in the fallc.precipitation is concentrated in one season d.averages 30-60 inches of precipitation annually

Deciduous trees lose their leaves each year.

Which of the following adaptations enables deciduous trees to produce more food?a.broad leavesb.thick barkc.leaf lossd.color change

Which of the following about the copperhead snake is true?a.The copperhead snake is one of six venomous species in North America.b.Copperhead snakes average 4.5 feet in length.c.Copperhead snakes are not camouflaged.d.Copperhead snakes detect heat given off by potential prey.

Which is not a characteristic of the zones of a deciduous forest? a. herb zone - short plants b. tree stratum zone - trees between 60-100 feet tall c. small tree and sapling zone - young and short trees d. ground zone - decomposing leaves and organic matter Please select the best answer from the choices provided

Deciduous forests receive most of their 30 to 60 inches of annual precipitation in the summer.