Tropical Rainforests

Tropical rainforests are found close to the equator where the climate is (a)  

• dry and cool.
• wet and cool.
• dry and warm.
• wet and warm.

Rainforests receive 70 inches to 30 feet of rainfall each

• day.

• month.

• year.

• decade.

The layers of a tropical rainforest from bottom to top are: (a)   .

• emergent layer, canopy, understory,
• understory, forest floor, emergent
• forest floor, emergent layer, under
• forest floor, understory, canopy, e

Which of the following is like the canopy layer?

• wall

• roof

• house

• basement

True or false: Although tropical rainforests cover only six percent of the planet, about half of all species of plants and animals can be found there.

• true

• false

Trees in the tropical rainforest release oxygen and store

• carbon dioxide.

• coffee beans.

• nitrogen.

• soil.

Which of the following does not come from plants found in a tropical rainforest?

• grain

• coffee

• medicine

• chocolate

Which of the following is an effect of deforestation on tropical rainforests?

• Deforestation helps us discover medicine in tropical rainforests.

• Deforestation increases biodiversity in tropical rainforests.

• Deforestation decreases the size of tropical rainforests.

• Deforestation adds more oxygen to tropical rainforests.

As more trees are cut down in the tropical rainforest,

• there is less farmland to plant crops on.

• there is more space for plants to grow and absorb carbon dioxide.

• more oxygen enters the atmosphere and slows the effects of climate change.

• more carbon dioxide enters the atmosphere and contributes to climate change.

True or false: No laws exist to protect tropical rainforests.

• true

• false