Rainforest Biome Quiz

What is a rainforest?

• A dry climate that does not get much rain

• A large, thick forest habitat the gets a lot of rain

• A cold climate that gets a lot of snow

• A flat, grassy land.

How much rain can some rainforests get a year?

• 200 inches

• 30 inches

• 20 inches

• 100 inches

Where are MOST rainforests found?

• Antarctica

• In North America

• In warm, humid places near the equator.

• In cold, dry climates

What is the LARGEST rainforest in the world?

• Congo Rainforest

• The Amazon Rainforest

• New Guinea Rainforest

• Daintree Rainforest

What fraction of the world's species of plants and animals live in the rainforest?

• Less than 1/2

• Greater than 1/2

• 3/4

• 1/2

What is the canopy in the rainforest?

• The floor bottom

• There is no canopy in the rainforest

• The middle of the forest

• The roof of the forest

Why do fewer plants grow on the forest floor?

• It doesn't get much sunlight

• The soil is not rich enough

• The plants are shy

• The animals eat all of the plants before they can grow

How can some plants grow on trees?

• They adapted since there is not much sunlight.

• Plants don't grow on trees!

• They grow from the ground and then wrap around the tree.

• The trees have soil inside of their bark that plants use to grow.

Why does this butterfly have clear wings?

• To camouflage from predators.

• Butterflies don't have clear wings.

• Its wings got ripped from a predator.

• There's not enough sunlight for the butterflies wings to fully develop.

Why do some animals, like the poison dart frog, have bright colors?

• They get the color from the plants they eat.

• To warn predators that they are poisonous.

• From being in the sun for too long.

• They change colors based on their mood.