Tropical Rainforest

Which layer of the rainforest is home to large predators who lurk on tree trunks and large branches?

• Canopy

• Understory

• Emergent

• Forest Floor

True or False: Around 40% of the Earth's rainforest has been destroyed by human development.

• True

• False

Which of the following does not describe a typical rainforest?

• Humid/rainy

• Cold

• Close to the equator

• Full of trees

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

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.

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 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.

Rainforests receive 70 inches to 30 feet of rainfall each

• day.

• month.

• year.

• decade.

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