2. What Is the Blue Bird of Paradise Advertising For?

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Planet Earth: Jungles

Directions: As you watch the movie, answer the questions. The questions are in order of the movie. DO NOT WRITE YOUR ANSWERS IN COMPLETE SENTENCES. YOU WON’T HAVE TIME!

1.  Jungles occupy only 3% of all land, but how much of all species do they contain?

2.  What is the Blue Bird of Paradise advertising for?

3.  What does the male have a good set of?

4.  “The females may be dull looking, but they’re very ______.” (Fill in the Blank)

5.  What percent of the sunlight in a rainforest reaches the forest floor?

6.  The sudden blaze of sunlight does what to the forest floor?

7.  “Their immense leaves capture huge amounts of ______.” (Fill in the Blank)

8.  What cuts the growth of the plants short?

9.  How long will the 50-meter giant hardwood keep its place in the sun?

10.  What is found in the canopy?

11.  “Squirrel Monkeys are also small, but they have strength in ______.” (Fill in the Blank)

12.  “Figs are one of the few trees that fruit the ______round” (Fill in the Blank)

13.  How many types of birds and monkeys may eat figs on a single tree?

14.  What type of air “muffles the sound”?

15.  What do the frogs use as parachutes?

16.  The female frog goes to the loudest call, “because ______is ______” (Fill in the Blank)

17.  Where do the frogs lay their eggs?

18.  How much rain falls in the rain forest on average per year?

19.  What do the slime molds feed on?

20.  What does the build up of leaf liter build up?

21.  How many different types of fungi are found in the tropics?

22.  What percentage of all insects live in jungles?

23.  How long does it take for the spore to grow out of the ants head?

24.  What does the “Flying Lemur” eat?

25.  The Pitcher Plants attract what for food?

26.  Which jungle is the least explored of all jungles?

27.  The elephants are blowing away the water to collect what?

28.  Chimpanzees eat ______, which are a vital part of their diet. (Fill in the Blank)

29.  How many chimps are in the community?

30.  When the chimps catch an enemy what do they do to it?

31.  “The competition for resources ensures that no one ______dominates the jungle”. (Fill in the Blank)