Ch 11.2 Forests and their Resources

Forests cover about what % of earth's surface

• 31%
• 15%
• 50%
• 10%

Timber production, conservation of biodiversity, protection of soil and water quality, maintenance of biogeochemical cycles, food, medicine, and social services such as recreation, tourism, education, and living areas are all supplied by

• social media
• outer space
• factories
• forests

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T/F Old forest have greater biodiversity than younger forests

• False
• Old forests have no biodiversity
• Biodiversity is not related to the age of the forest
• True

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Click on all the ecosystem services that forests provide

• Soil erosion prevention

• Purifying water up through the soil and released to the atmosphere

• Storing carbon and releasing oxygen

• Slowing runoff and reducing flooding

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The region of a forest at the treetop level. The leaves provide food for insects, who in turn are a food source for birds.

• Understory
• Forest floor
• Tree trunk
• Canopy

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This area of forest below the canopy provides animals with bark, fruit, and a place to rest and nest

• Subcanopy

• Canopy
• Midstory
• Overstory

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Dead or dying trees that provide food for insects, shelter and nesting spots

• snags

• canopy

• understory

• source of clean water

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Plants and groundcover at the base level of trees in a forest

• canopy
• understory
• overstory
• underbrush

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The base level of the forest rich with insects and decomposers

• forest floor

• subcanopy

• understory

• canopy

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T/F The forest can provide medicines for many diseases and illnesses

• False
• Only for minor ailments
• True
• Depends on the type of forest