Bill Nye Forests

 Cyprus trees are adapted to live in aquatic environments.

• True
• False

Among the tallest trees in the world are the conifer trees that live near the tops of mountains. 

• True
• False

Trees use waste materials and dead organisms for food.

• True
• False

For the forest ecosystem, the major source of energy is water.

• True
• False

 Forests contain large numbers of organisms because there is an abundance of food.

• True
• False

 Which of the following is(are) true about forest fires?

• Fires are part of the process of the forest ecosystem.
•  Fires provide a way for forests to renew themselves
•  Fires can be caused by lightening
• All of these 

Which of the following are decomposers?

•  Trees and bushes
• Bacteria and fungi
• Ferns and mosses
• None of these 

Which of the following is (are) true about the air above the timberline?

•  It is thinner than where trees live.
•  It is warmer than where trees live.
• The air has more moisture than where trees live.
• All of these

Which of the following layers of the forest contain organisms that make up the forest ecosystem?

• Canopy, floor, timberline, understory
• Subfloor, humus, canopy, emergent zone
• Subfloor, floor, understory, canopy
• Riparian zone, overstory, floor, basement

 Which of the following make(s) up the layers of dirt on the forest floor?

•  Leaf litter
•  Moldy leaves
• Humus
• All of these