5.1 Why forests are important?

What are the types of rainforests in Brunei?

• Amazon rainforest

• Grassland

• Temperate rainforest

• Tropical rainforest

Tropical Rainforests are made up of how many different layers?

• 2 layers

• 3 layers

• 4 layers

• 5 layers

Which of the following is the correct characteristics of Emergent layer

• Shorter trees between 6m to 10 m only

• Trees grow closer together forming a continuous canopy

• Trees grow more than 40m with thick and straight trunk

• Very dark and very few plants grow here

Name the layer marked Y

• Canopy layer

• Emergent layer

• Forest layer

• Understorey layer

Forests are called the ‘green lungs of the Earth’. Which gas do they absorb from the atmosphere?

• Carbon Dioxide

• Carbon Monoxide

• Methane

• Oxygen

What term describe a place where animals and plants live?

• Environment

• Habitat

• Rainforest

• Resources

The forest provides us with abundant supply of food. Which of the following food originate from the Tropical Rainforest?

• Bananas, peanuts and tea

• Coffee, nuts and spices

• Coffee, green tea and rambutan

• Understorey layer

How do forests prevent soil erosion caused by heavy rainfall?

• Animals living in the trees drink the rainwater

• Some of the rainwater stops at canopy layer

• The thick vegetation and tree roots prevent the topsoil from being washed away by heavy rain

• The tree roots help remove water

You can get ___________________ from the forests to build houses, boats and

• metal

• food and medicine

• raw materials

• soil erosion

What happen to the soil if there is NO canopies of the rainforest, thick vegetation and tree roots?

• It will stop heavy rains from washing away the topsoil.

• more rainwater will make the soil wet

• More rainwater will rush down the slope causing soil erosion

• more rainwater will go up the slope causing soil erosion.