THE HARDWOOD HAMMOCK HABITAT

This is a video all about hammocks. No, not the kind you string between two palm trees and take a nap in…. the hardwood variety.

True/False

Solution holes are caused by millions of small burrowing insects.

False

Animals are attracted to the hammocks because of the many fruit-bearing trees.

True

Hardwood hammocks are not considered to be part of the Everglades ecosystem.

False

Hammock islands are shaped by the slow-moving water of the Everglades.

True

Vocabulary List

  • Endemic: Natural to or characteristic of a specific people or place; native; indigenous
  • Foliage: A cluster or assemblage of leaves, flowers, and branches
  • Tequesta: A Native American tribe that occupied the areas bordering Biscayne Bay in South Florida from approximately 700 BCE to the 18th Century soon after the arrival of European explorers
  • Soluble: Able to be dissolved in another substance, such as water

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