The Importance of the Amazon Rainforest
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What does the Amazon Rainforest do that is very important?

  • Produce oxygen and clean the atmosphere (correct)
  • Contribute to deforestation
  • Produce carbon dioxide
  • Increase pollution and global warming
  • Why are doctors interested in the plants of the Amazon?

  • Because they have been used as medicine for thousands of years (correct)
  • Because they contribute to pollution
  • Because they are a source of clean water
  • Because they produce oxygen
  • What are the people in the Amazon who have knowledge of medicinal plants called?

  • Agricultural scientists
  • Botanists
  • Medicine men (correct)
  • Forest guardians
  • What is one of the difficulties scientists face in researching plants for medicine in the Amazon?

    <p>The challenge of testing each plant to find its medicinal use</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the consequence of continuing to cut down the rainforest according to the text?

    <p>Loss of plants and animals</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main threat to the rainforests according to the text?

    <p>Deforestation</p> Signup and view all the answers

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