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Rainforest Quiz
Rainforest Quiz
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How much of Earth’s surface do rainforests cover?
Though 6% may not seem like a large portion of the planet, rainforests are incredibly vital ecosystems that are home to half of all plant and animal species on the planet, including two thirds of all flowering plants.
How many of the world’s vertebrate species are found in rainforests?
Vertebrates, animals that possess a backbone, are incredibly abundant in rainforests, with 62% of all vertebrate species on Earth calling this biome home. This is more than twice the number found in any other land biome.
What percent of rainforests have been cut down in the last 100 years?
Over the course of the last century, 15 to 20% of the world’s rainforest have been cut down, with another 10% having been degraded. With an increase in forest fires as the climate warms, rainforests are currently in a lot of danger.
Which of these medicines are derived from rainforest products?
All of these are examples of drugs that are derived from rainforest products. Quinine is extracted from the bark of cinchona trees, turbocuarine is derived from the bark of curare lianas, and vincristine is derived from the periwinkle plant
In 2024, approximately 18 football fields of rainforest were lost every ____.
In 2024, 6.7 hectares of primary rainforest was lost, which equates to about 18 football fields worth of rainforest being lost every minute.
How many people live in the Amazon Rainforest?
Over 30 million people live in the Amazon, the largest rainforest in the world, including 350 indigenous groups that have cultural ties to the rainforest and rely on it for food and shelter.
What is a key similarity between mangroves and rainforests?
Similarly to rainforests, mangroves form dense canopies and store large amounts of carbon. In fact, mangroves have been found to sequester carbon at a rate 10 times higher than mature rainforests.
When is World Rainforest Day?
World Rainforest Day was founded in 2017 by Rainforest Partnership and is recognized across the globe on June 22 every year.
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