Rescue in the Rainforest Vocabulary

2. What does the word captivity mean in the sentence “Sloths are wild animals, and they don’t do well in captivity”?

• trees

• rainforests

• a large area of natural land

• a place that’s caged in or confined

The canopy of a forest...

• is filled with branches

• has rich soil

During DEFORESTATION,...

• trees are planted

• trees are removed

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What does TSI stand for?

• The Sloth Industry

• Those Sloths Invite

• The Sloth Insurance

• The Sloth Institute

An antonym for fragile is______.

• fragile

• weak

• strong

• thin

True or False...Making a transformation keeps things the same.

• True

• False

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Choose the one that is NOT an example of "turning a corner" as it is used in the article.

• going into the library

• bringing your grades up

• keeping your room clean

• eating healthier

Conservationalists are people who try to ______ plants and animals. CHOOSE 3!

• use

• protect

• save

• heal

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Where do sloths live naturally?

• in the rainforest

• in the oceans

• in the savannah

• none of the above

The canopy is the _____ layer in the rainforest.

• top

• bottom

• middle

• none of the above