Quiz Question: October 3, 2011

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  1. Delly

    Delly In Flower

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    Homeowners use up to (a)________ times more toxic chemicals per acre than farmers.

    Rainforests higher than 3,000 feet above sea level are called (b)________ _________.

    The Grasslands cover (c)___________ of the land on Earth.
     
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  3. Jerry Sullivan

    Jerry Sullivan Garden Experimenter Plants Contributor

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    Homeowners use up to 10 times more toxic chemicals per acre than farmers.

    Above 3000 feet rain forests are called cloud forests.

    Any time you ask a question and the answer is going to be in a percent, you have a moving target. Ask a question that involves the whole earth and the answers vary depending on the source. At a glance the answers start at 20% and rise to 40%. No wonder rabbits can multiply. :) The real answer probably lies between the two extremes. The ability to gather definitive data has increased with more accurate satellite information. Mountains of data. So after an exhaustive search through........

    I don't believe the 20% and judging by the way grass grows in my yard I don't believe the 40% so we are left with 30%.....of course the grass in my neighbors yard...........:)

    O.K. I can do this.....in a fraction of the time!! How about: 1/4th of the land is covered by grasslands.

    Jerry
     
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    The grasslands question is not in % but in 1/2, 1/3, 1/4, 1/5, 1/6 etc......sorry bout the confusion!
     
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    eileen Resident Taxonomist Staff Member Moderator Plants Contributor

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    Homeowners use up to ten times more toxic chemicals per acre than farmers.

    Rainforests higher than 3,000 feet above sea level are called cloud forests.

    The Grasslands cover between 1/5th of the land on Earth.
     
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    Homeowners use up to 10 times more toxic chemicals per acre than farmers.

    Rainforests higher than 3,000 feet above sea level are called cloud forests.

    The Grasslands cover one-fifth of the land on Earth.
     
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