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Can you tell why the evergreen forest is like the lungs of the earth?
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Forests are often referred to as "the lungs of the earth", probably by folks who have no idea about what lungs do except that it has something to do with air. Lungs extract oxygen from the air and provide it to the body for conversion of food (e.g. sugar) to carbon dioxide. Trees absorb carbon dioxide and convert it to oxygen and sugars through photosynthesis - the dead opposite of the lung/body function. Trees might better be called the "anti-lungs" of the Earth as they do this opposite function. Even calling them the Scuba tanks of the Earth might be more correct as they supply oxygen to living organisms. Most accurate would be to call them the oxygen factories.
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Why forest are called lungs of the earth?
Forests are called the lungs of the Earth as they give us oxygen. Earth actually do not have any lung but forest acts as a lung. Like when we inhale oxygen, this oxygen goes into lungs and when we exhale carbon dioxide, this gas is exhaled from lungs. Similarly, forest exhale oxygen and inhale carbon dioxide. So, the forest acts a lung.
Characteristics trees of this evergreen forest include?
Evergreen tress have characteristics that give them their name- they have green needle like 'leaves; and they do not typically lose their leaves in winter like other trees do.
How people have adapted to survive in tropical evergreen forests?
it is not possible that all the people of the earth say on cities,towns etc... some human being like hunter, tribal peoples, gatherer who are living in forest and hence adapt 2 forest .. :P
Is a deciduous forest like the forest in twilight?
No, a deciduous forest refers to the equatorial rainforests or other rainforests that lose their leaves, the rainforest in Twilight is coniferous, meaning that it is evergreen and doesn't lose it's leaves.Equatorial rainforests are not evergreen, they do lose their leaves just not all at once so they appear green in general.
What is a kola nut?
It is a type of nut grown on the evergreen level of the rain forest and we use its ingredients for sodas like Coca-Cola and Pepsi
Which place is like the lungs of the earth?
The Amazon region of Brazil.
Temperate evergreen forest?
The temperate evergreen forests are located in the mid-latitudinal coastal region.They are commonly found along the eastern margin of the continents,e.g.,In south east USA,South China and South East Brazil.They comprise both hard and soft wood trees like oak,pine,eucalyptus,etc.
How was the evergreen state decided in Wasgington?
Most of the things in Washington are evergreen like some trees.
In which direction assam is?
Assam is situated in far east side of India sorrunded by a number of forign nations. It is a beautiful land of evergreen forest and a number of wild animal like Rhino and Eliphant.
Are there any games like WolfQuest but with deer?
web earth online you can be elk but you have to unlock it with points and its online. Also there is endless forest. you have to download endless forest.
Are conifer trees evergreen?
Most conifers are evergreen; however, there are exceptions such as Taxodium distichum, or Baldcypress. Conifers are characterized as trees with either needle or scale like leaves and cone bearing but being evergreen is not a requirement of this classification.
What type of animals in the forest eat things like earth worms grass hoppers and beetles?
Birds
