Boreal Forests quiz

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1. 1 Easy

   What is 24-hour daylight in boreal summers called?

   Answer: Midnight sun

   Why: Earth's axial tilt points the northern boreal zone toward the Sun, keeping the sky lit even at midnight.

2. 2 Medium

   Why are mycorrhizal fungi vital for tree survival across boreal forests?

   Answer: They supply scarce soil nutrients

   Why: Mycorrhizal fungi can supply up to 80 percent of a plant's nitrogen, which matters in cold boreal soil where nitrogen is scarce.

3. 3 Hard

   Which bird hides tens of thousands of stone pine seeds each autumn?

   Answer: Spotted nutcracker

   Why: A sublingual pouch beneath the bird's tongue carries dozens of pine seeds at a time to distant cache sites.

4. 4 Easy

   Which quilled mammal strips and eats woody bark during harsh boreal winters?

   Answer: Porcupine

   Why: Porcupines ferment bark in an enlarged cecum, where gut microbes digest its cellulose; the lignin around it stays indigestible.

5. 5 Medium

   Which animal's ten-year cycle drives Canada lynx numbers?

   Answer: Snowshoe hare

   Why: Extra food never stopped the crash: it is chronic stress from predator chases, not hunger, that collapses snowshoe hare breeding.

6. 6 Hard

   What are the wet hollows between raised peat ridges in a fen called?

   Answer: Flarks

   Why: Flarks and raised strings align perpendicular to downslope water movement, creating distinct striped patterns from the air.