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tropical rain forest quiz answers
- Togo has approximately 1300 square kilometres of tropical
rain forest.
- Khaya ivorensis, a member of the family of trees
collectively known as African mahogany, can attain heights of up to 60 metres, and
diameters of 1.8 metres.
- Bacteria and other micro-organisms thrive in the top layer
of rain forest soil because of the constantly high temperatures and extreme humidity.
- In general, tropical rain forests occur where a mean monthly
temperature of between 20 and 28 degrees C is combined with an annual rainfall of between
1.5 and 10 metres, evenly distributed throughout the year.
- Three common epiphytes are: orchids, bromeliads and ferns.
- Most of the rain forest’s animals live high up in the
canopy because this is where most of the vegetation (or food) is concentrated.
- Two types of large ape that are in danger of becoming
extinct due to the impact of the timber trade are gorillas and chimpanzees.
- The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) aims to minimise the
impact of commercial logging on the world's forests, by providing an independent
certification of timber from well-managed forests.
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