Ecosystems

Question 1

What are the features of a tropical rainforest

Answer 1

• high rainfall
• low seasonality
• high biodiversity
• high water availability

Question 2

What is the importance of tropical rainforests

Answer 2

• building resources
• carbon sequestration
• soil erosion control

Question 3

What are the threats to tropical rainforests

Answer 3

• deforestation
• climate change

Question 4

What are the conservation methods used to protect tropical rainforests

Answer 4

• designations
• debt for nature swaps

Question 5

What are the features of tropical coral reefs

Answer 5

• warm temperatures
• high light availability
• low turbidity

Question 6

What is the importance of tropical coral reefs

Answer 6

• medicine
• tourism
• benefits fishing industry

Question 7

What are the threats to tropical coral reefs

Answer 7

• overfishing
• pollution
• damage to coral

Question 8

What are the conservation methods used to protect tropical coral reefs

Answer 8

• designations
• give divers set times that they can go out

Question 9

What are the features of antarctica

Answer 9

• freezing temperatures
• high albedo
• extreme seasonal changes

Question 10

What is the importance of antarctica

Answer 10

• water store
• resources
• research

Question 11

What are the threats to antarctica

Answer 11

• climate change
• tourism
• ozone depletion
• overfishing

Question 12

What are the conservation methods used to protect antarctica

Answer 12

• antarctic treaty
• tourism control
• fishing control

Question 13

What are the features of a broadleaf woodland

Answer 13

• high biodiversity
• high water availability

Question 14

What is the importance of a broadleaf woodland

Answer 14

• resources
• climate control
• recreation

Question 15

What are the threats to broadleaf woodlands

Answer 15

• deforestation
• fragmentation of existing woodland

Question 16

What are the conservation methods used to protect broadleaf woodlands

Answer 16

• designations
• conservation management

Question 17

What are the features of a mangrove forest

Answer 17

• tropical climates
• low oxygen availability

Question 18

What is the importance of a mangrove forest

Answer 18

• benefits fishing industry
• timber supplies

Question 19

What are the threats to a mangrove forest

Answer 19

• pollution
• fish farming
• climate change

Question 20

What are the conservation methods used to protect mangrove forests

Answer 20

• designations
• reforestation

Question 21

What are the features of a deep sea coral reef

Answer 21

• slow growing coral
• cold and dark

Question 22

What is the importance of deep sea coral reefs

Answer 22

• benefits fishing industry
• research

Question 23

What are the threats to deep sea coral reefs

Answer 23

• deep sea trawling
• increase sea acidity

Question 24

What are the conservation methods used to protect deep sea coral reefs

Answer 24

• designations
• reduce or stop unsustainable fishing

Question 25

What are the features of an oceanic island

Answer 25

- isolation - few or no indigenous predators

Question 26

What is the importance of oceanic islands

Answer 26

- home to endemic species

Question 27

What are the threats of oceanic islands

Answer 27

- invasive species - sea level rise - deforestation

Question 28

What are the conservation methods used to protect oceanic islands

Answer 28

- removal of invasive species - control of development and species