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