Tropical Rain Forest

Tropical rain forests are found close to the equator where the climate is

• Dry and cool

• Wet and cool

• Dry and warm

• Wet and warm

Rain forests receive 70 inches to 30 feet of rainfall each

• Day

• Month

• Year

• Decade

Which of the following is like the canopy layer?

• Wall

• Roof

• House

• basement

True or False: Although tropical rain forests cover only six percent of the planet, about half of all species of plants and animals can be found there.

• True

• False

Trees in the tropical rain forests release oxygen and store

• Carbon Dioxide

• Coffee Beans

• Nitrogen

• soil

As more trees are cut down in the tropical rain forest,

• There is less farmland to plant crops

• There is more space for plants to grow and absorb carbon dioxide

• More oxygen enters the atmosphere and slows the effects of climate change

• More carbon dioxide enters the atmosphere and contributes to climate change

True or False: No laws exist to protect tropical rain forests.

• True

• False