ECONOMICS 415
CLICKER 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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soil; plant biomass.
plant biomass; soil.
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a tremendous reserve of plant and
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the potential cure for many
modern diseases.
a potential source of revenue for
developing countries, whether they
choose to harvest the resource or
trade preservation for debt.
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Activities which are responsible for deforestation of
the rain forest include all of the following except
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timber operations
cutting trees for fuel wood.
agroforestry operations.
conversion of land to crop or
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