Tarantulas live in?
webs in trees
under rocks
in brazil nut trees
underground borrows
Which animal found in the amazon is related to the guinea pig?
Capybara
Agouti
Monkey
Sloth
A leaf cutter ant measures with its ?
a tiny ruler
stick
another ants body
leg span
What does the Amazon river dolphin toss around as part of its mating ritual?
driftwood
shiny pebbles
fish
dirt
Squirrel monkeys live in groups of up to 500 others.
True
False
Here do the river turtle lay their eggs near the end of the dry season?
highest spots of the beach banks
in clumps of grass
in tunnels they borrow
the bottom of the deepest areas of the river
A Tarantula kills its prey by?
suffocating it
injecting it with venom
catching it in its web
chasing it to exhaustion
Some plants use chemicals as defense.
False
True
The most numerous inhabitant of the Amazon are ?
Beetles
Spiders
Ants
Cock roaches
It is the largest most beautiful parrot in the world.
Macaw
Peacock
Finch
Ostrich
How long can a pirarucu fish grow to be?
12 inches
24 inches
20 feet
over 9 feet
A major problem in Brazil is?
Swamps
Deforestation
Humidity
Incescts
The Amazon looses ___________everyday.
air
water
birds
forest
River __________ are rare and endangered.
Eel
Turtles
Dolphins
Otters
How many species of macaws are there?
100
32
17
10
Macaws pick a new mate every year.
False
True
The Jaguar is the Amazons top _________.
predator
tree climber
nocturnal animal
herbavoire
Leaf cutter ants are gardeners, what do they grow?
Fungus
Herbs
New trees
Corn
In the Amazon, who/what prizes monkey meat?
Jaguarars
Boa Constrictors
Macaws
The Matses tribe
the Amazon river turtle returns to the same spot year after year to lay its egg.s
True
False
The Matses is what?
A turtle
A monkey
A food
An amazon tribe
The Amazon river houses 30 - 60 species of ________.
Sturgeon
Guppies
Blue Gill
Piranha
The Amazon is home to the worlds largest fresh water fish called what?
Dolphin
Pirarucu
Sturgeon
Eel
Monkeys spend most of their time where?
on the ground
Near the water
Dens/caves
Tree tops
The Agouti buries brazil nuts that later will grow into trees.
False
True
Ancient river turtles are ___________swimmers.
quiet
powerful
slow
fast
A Macaw can live for up to?
10 years
25 years
50 years
100 year
What river originates in the Andes Mountain's of Peru?
Congo
Yellow
Nile
Amazon
This forest forager can life 20 times its body weight.
tarantulas
beetles
leaf cutter ants
frogs
What is an Agouti?
a Brazilian tribe
a hairy spider
a kind of monkey
a large rodent species
River Otters are highly social.
False
True
A single brazil nut pod can contain up tp 24 nuts.
True
False
Macaws travel alone.
False
True
Brazil nuts are only grown on farms in the Amazon.
False
True
How have the Macaws adapted to be able to eat toxic plants?
by eating clay from cliffs
they don't eat toxic plants
drinking lots of water
eating monkey meat
The Amazon river dolphin is pink.
False
True
How long does it take for the Amazon river turtle eggs to hatch?
1 year
6 months
6 weeks
10 days
What incubates Amazon river turtle eggs?
turtle sitting on them
the don't need incubation
the hot sand
bundles of grass
They live in underground colonies in the millions?
Leaf Cutter Ants
Tarantulas
Termites
Earth Worms
The Amazon rive in approximately 4000 miles long.
False
True
The Bite of a _____________can puncture a turtle shell.
Amazon river dolphin
Jaguar
Macaw
Monkey