Questions and Answers
What does the Amazon Rainforest do that is very important?
Produce oxygen and clean the atmosphere
Why are doctors interested in the plants of the Amazon?
Because they have been used as medicine for thousands of years
What are the people in the Amazon who have knowledge of medicinal plants called?
Medicine men
What is one of the difficulties scientists face in researching plants for medicine in the Amazon?
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What is the consequence of continuing to cut down the rainforest according to the text?
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What is the main threat to the rainforests according to the text?
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