EcoZone: Jungle Quiz

1. How much rain falls on the Amazon jungle each year on average?
  • 3 metres
  • 1 metre
  • 5 metres
2. Which of the following is not a jungle crop?
  • Coffee
  • Hops
  • Cacao
3. Why do many tropical leaves have “drip tips”?
  • To shed water to prevent colonization by fungi and bacteria
  • To wash off leaf-sucking insects
  • To direct water to their roots
4. Which of the following plants may be a tropical epiphyte
  • Brazil nut
  • Water hyacinth
  • Orchid
5. Which of the following jungle plants is insectivorous?
  • Ginger lily
  • Banana
  • Pitcher plant
6. Where does the tropical forest wood ebony come from?
  • South America
  • Africa
  • Indonesia
7. Which of the following jungle flavourings come from the same plant?
  • Cinnamon and allspice
  • Nutmeg and mace
  • Ginger and vanilla
8. What is a capybara?
  • a forest rodent
  • a small forest pig
  • a tropical climbing plant
9. Which of the following is in the same botanical family (Anacardiaceae) as the cashew?
  • Mango
  • Pawpaw
  • Lychee
10. Which is the largest tropical primate?
  • Chimpanzee
  • Gorilla
  • Orangutang

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