A large portion of precipitation in the rainforest occurs as a result of _______.a.perspirationb.respirationc.oxidationd.transpiration
Cycles are essential to all living organisms.
Plants in the rainforest _______.a.effectively conserve and retain water b.have low levels of transpirationc.release 50-80% of their water back into the ecosystemd.are adapted to conditions of drought
Carbon is found only in living organisms.
Geoengineering will have no negative effects on the environment.
One reason that rainforests have more precipitation than deserts is _______.a.plants in the desert experience a large amount of transpirationb.plants in the rainforest release a large amount of water to the atmospherec.plants in the rainforest experience a small amount of transpirationd.the fewer plants an area has, the smaller the amount of transpiration there is
What is desertification?a.method of using desert land for agricultureb.the process of turning arable land into desertsc.drying up of stream beds and lakes d.the expansion of current deserts land areas
The desert relies on precipitation from weather patterns, while the rainforest can create its own precipitation.
Fertilizer runoff has a negative impact on aquatic ecosystems because _______.a.it causes plants and algae to grow quickly, suffocating organisms in the waterb.phosphorus is not found in naturec.phosphorus is poisonous to living organismsd.living organisms do not require phosphorus in order to survive
Trees obtain carbon from _______.a.decaying organismsb.sunlightc.the atmosphered.none of the above
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