The tropical rain forests

It is dark in this layer of the rain forest.

• canopy
• forest floor

Rain forests are near the...

• equator
• ocean

This layer has most of the plants and animals

• canopy
• understory

This layer has the tallest trees.

• understory
• emergent layer

The tropical rainforest is the liveliest ______ on earth.

• ecosystem
• biosphere
• exosystem
• mountain range

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)

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

• at least 22%
• at least 50%
• 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
• 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