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