Which of the following statements is FALSE regarding the tropical rain forest?
A) It is dominated by just a few different species of trees.
B) The trees of the tropical rain forest are broadleaf evergreens.
C) Plant foliage is relatively sparse on the forest floor.
D) It has different vegetation patterns than the jungle.
Question 2
In the development of a thunderstorm, sharp and cool gusts beginning at the surface are characteristic in the ________.
A) dissipating stage B) mature stage C) cumulus stage
Massive amounts of wood are stored on the forest floor of old-growth temperate coniferous forests of
Desert landscape dominated by the creosote bush, Larrea tridentata.
A 1998 false-colour near-infrared image of Uranus showing cloud bands, rings, and moons obtained by
The complexity of a tropical forest may have favored the evolution of primate intelligence.
Tropical Wet and Dry (Aw)
North American temperate deciduous forest. Forest soil profile at right.