3. Environmental functions of tropical forests

evergrey

eveready

evergreen

everyday

carbon storage

cold storage

carbon dioxide

carbon monoxide

phototaking

photography

photographer

photosynthesis

A: Sunlight

B: Water

C: Carbon dioxide

A: Sunlight

B: Carbon dioxide

C: Water

A: Sunlight

B: Carbon dioxide

C: Glucose

A: Sunlight

B: Oxygen

C: Glucose

The raindrops loosen the soil.

The rain increases the amount of water.

The rainwater washes the soil away.

The rain makes the soil colder.

The leaves provide oxygen to the rain.

The leaves and branches slow down the ralling rain drops, making them less forceful,

The leaves absorb sunlight which makes the temperature warmer.

The roots of the plants hold the soil together.

Tropical rainforest

Tropical mangroves

The roots fight with the waves and chase them away.

The roots become a blackhole for all the waves.

The roots help to stabilise the sediments.

less force

more force

True

False