Tropical Rain Forests

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)

What is the average temperature in the tropical rainforest?

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

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

• at least 22%

• at least 80%

• 100%

• no more than 15%

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

• The Amazon in South America

Which layer of the rainforest is this describing: This is the highest layer of the rainforest. Birds of paradise, eagles, and macaws live there.

• Forest Floor

• Understory

• Canopy

• Emergent

Which layer of the rainforest is this describing: If we visited this layer we would see fallen leaves, decaying trees, tapirs, termites, and scorpions.

• Forest Floor/Shrub Layer

• Understory

• Canopy

• Emergent

Which layer of the rainforest is this describing: Immediately above the forest floor this layer is home to residents such as bees, snakes, frogs, and leopards.

• Forest Floor

• Under Canopy/Understorey

• Canopy

• Emergent

Which layer of the rainforest is this describing: This layer is known as the "green blanket" that shields sunlight from reaching the forest floor.

• Forest Floor

• Understory

• Canopy

• Emergent

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

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