ECONOMICS 415CLICKER QUESTIONS

Chapter 13 – Question Set #1

Nutrient cycling within the rain forest differs from that in a temperate forest. Within a rain forest the nutrients are stored in the ______, while in a temperate forest, nutrients are stored in ______.

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1. soil; plant biomass.2. plant biomass; soil.3. the water system;

plant biomass.4. lower soil layers,

upper soil layers

Tropical rain forests provide

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plant and animal species.2. the potential cure for many

modern diseases.3. a potential source of

revenue for developing countries, whether they choose to harvest the resource or trade preservation for debt.

4. all of the above.

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Activities which are responsible for deforestation of the rain forest include all of the following except

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1. timber operations2. cutting trees for fuel

wood.3. agroforestry operations.4. conversion of land to

crop or range land.