Amazon Rainforest Quiz

What is the main idea of the passage?

• The Amazon Rainforest houses the largest collection of animal species

• The Amazon Rainforest is the largest rainforest.

• The Amazon Rainforest is home to about 390 billion tress.

• Deforestation is when forested areas become non-forested areas.

Why is it important to protect the rainforest. Choose 2 answers.

• It is home to about 390 billion trees.

• The land is needed for farms.

• Farmers need the land to grow crops.

• The Amazon houses the largest collection of animal species in the world.

How many billion trees are estimated to be in the Amazon?

• 100 billion

• 390 billion

• 50 billion

• 200 billion

Part A: What does the text say about deforestation?

• Planting new trees

• Cutting down trees and clearing forests

• Growing crops

Part B: Which detail best supports your answer about deforestation?

• The Amazon Rainforest makes up over half of the plant's rainforests.

• Human beings pose a huge threat to the plants.

• Forested areas become non-forested areas.

• The Amazon houses the largest collection of animal species in the world.

What makes a rainforest different?

• It gets a lot of rain

• It has the best animals

• It is very dry

What is the Amazon Rainforest home to?

• Only birds

• Only mammals

• The largest collection of animal species

• Only fish

Why is deforestation happening in the Amazon?

• To build roads

• To grow crops

• To create parks

• To make lakes

How many plant species are in the Amazon?

• 10,000

• 20,000

• 40,000

• 50,000

What is the author's purpose for writing this passage?

• To entertain the reader.
• To confuse the reader.
• To inform the reader.

• To make you want to visit the rainforest.