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