Jungle Ecosystems and Adaptations

What are the three abiotic factors that jungles have 'just the right amount' of?

• Light, Water, Nutrients

• Soil, Temperature, Humidity

• Rocks, Minerals, Sunlight

• Air, Water, Soil

In jungles, life should be easy, but it is not. Why?

• Lack of sunlight

• Big competition for space and food

• Too much rain

• High temperatures

What layer of the rainforest are most of the animals in?

• Emergent Layer

• Canopy

• Understory

• Forest Floor

Identify the position on the food chain for Jaguars:

• Primary consumer

• Secondary consumer

• Top consumer

What two physical adaptations do spider monkeys have to help with climbing?

• Long limbs and prehensile tail

• Sharp claws and strong legs

• Thick fur and large eyes

• Short arms and webbed feet.

match the organism with its adaptation(s)

• can sense danger and "hatch" early

• glass frog tadpoles

• use other plants to get their nutrients

• Glass frog

• transparent body makes it invisible

• Epiphyte

• mimics lichen

• leaf tailed gecko

How do river dolphins, which are nearly blind, hunt for fish?

• Use sonar to scan the forest floor

• Rely on sharp eyesight

• Use their sense of smell

• Follow other fish

What does the leaf-tailed gecko mimic to hide from predators?

• Leaves

• Lichen

• Rocks

• Flowers

How would you classify the symbiotic relationship between bioluminescent fungi and click beetles?

fungi get pollinated; beetles get nothing,but aren't harmed either

• Mutualism

• Commensalism

• Parasitism

Identify the hunting styles of male and female jaguars

Groups:

(a) Male Jaguars

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(b) Female Jaguars

• stealthy hunting style

• tend to go after caiman

• more bold hunting style

• tend to go after capybara