Borneo Rainforest trivia
Borneo Rainforest Mini Quiz
Test your knowledge with these top questions!
The giant corpse flower grows in the Borneo rainforest and emits a rotting smell to do what?
This plant mimics the stench of decaying meat to trick carrion flies and dung beetles into landing on it, turning these scavenging insects into unwitting pollinators.
The Borneo rainforest provides the only wild habitat outside Sumatra for which great ape?
The name "orangutan" translates to "person of the forest" in Malay. Unlike gorillas and chimpanzees, which are native to Africa, these apes evolved exclusively in Asia.
Pitcher plants in the Borneo rainforest trap and consume insects to gain what vital resource?
Because heavy rainforest rains wash nutrients out of the soil, these carnivorous plants evolved to extract nitrogen by dissolving trapped insects in specialized fluids.