Rain Forest

The tropical rainforest is the liveliest ______ on earth.

• ecosystem
• biosphere
• exosystem
• mountain range

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Trees in the tropical rainforest have leaves so densely packed that _______ can hardly penetrate through the leaves, making the ground very shady.

• jaguars
• birds
• sunlight
• rain

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What is the weather like in the tropical rainforest?

• hot in the summer and cold in the winter
• hot during the day but freezing cold at night
• hot and humid all year round
• four distinct seasons (hot=summer, cold=winter, cool=fall, warm=spring)

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What is the average temperature in the tropical rainforest?

• 65 degrees
• 92 degrees
• 102 degrees
• 77 degrees

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How much of the world's plants and animals live in the rainforest?

• at least 22%
• at least 50%
• 100%
• no more than 15%

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Where can we find tropical rainforests?

• near the equator
• near the north pole
• near Cape Horn
• in the midwest United States

What is the world's largest tropical rainforest?

• Daintree in Australia
•  El Yunque in Puerto Rico
• Kakum in Ghana, Africa
• Amazon in South America

Review Question: What is the term for the destruction of the rainforest?

• deforestation
• environmental understory destruction
• ecosystem damage
• canopy collapse

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Rainforests are in great risk of being _____.

• bombed
• irrigated
• destroyed
• dried up

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In a tropical rain forest, about how much rain falls every year?

• 5-10 inches

• 25-30 inches

• 40-50 inches

• 80-200 inches

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