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Rainforests

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

True or false?Alligators live in the rainforest.

(a)  

2.

How much of the world do rainforests cover?

a)

6%

b)

2%

c)

50%

d)

17%

3.

Where is the Amazon rainforest?

a)

Leeds

b)

America

c)

Brazil

d)

Rio de janiro

4.

How long does it take rain to get to the bottom of the rainforest?

a)

20 minutes

b)

1 minute

c)

10 seconds

d)

10 minutes

5.

How many layers are there in a rainforest?

a)

11

b)

4

c)

209

d)

63

6.

Which map best shows the location of tropical rainforests?

a)
b)
c)
d)
7.

Rainforests are found near the _____________?

a)

Desert

b)

Amazon

c)

Equator

d)

Ecuador

8.

The main rainforests are found in the following areas?

a)

South America, Africa, South East Asia

b)

South America, North America, Africa

c)

South America, North East Asia, Antarctic

d)

Europe, South America, Africa

9.

The name of the biggest rainforest is ____________?

a)

The Congo

b)

Borneo

c)

The Amazon

d)

The Amazing

10.

The climate of a Tropical Rainforest can be described as... ?

a)

Cold, Wet & Humid

b)

Humid, Dry & Hot

c)

Humid, Wet & Hot

d)

Cold, Wet, Unstable

11.

The tallest layer of the rainforest is called... ?

a)

Emergency

b)

Amergent

c)

Emergent

d)

Ameargent

12.

The forest floor can be described as ...

a)

Dark and humid with little wind

b)

Dry and dark with the soil lacking nutrients

c)

Dark and scary but full of fruit

d)

Dark, dark, dark

13.

The canopy layer has the most ...

a)

Fruit, flowers and 7/11 shops

b)

Fruit and little animals

c)

Fruit, flowers and lots of animals

d)

Flowers and humans

14.

Some plants on the Forest floor have adapted to eat insects and small animals. This is because ...

a)

The forest floor is full of insects

b)

The forest floor has poor nutrients in the soil

c)

The forest floor has tasty insects

d)

The forest floor has soil rich in nutrients

15.

Deforestation is caused when humans come and ...

a)

Plant trees

b)

Monitor the animals

c)

Cut down a few trees that are dying

d)

Cut down all of the trees in an area

16.

Orangutans share up to ____ % of the same DNA as humans.

a)

50

b)

10

c)

25

d)

90

17.

An orangutan is known as the __________________.

a)

Human of the forest

b)

Man of the forest

c)

Fish of the forest

d)

Hairy red ape of the forest

18.

tropical rain forest receive about _________ of sunlight per day.

a)

8 hours

b)

4 hour

c)

12 hours

d)

12 minutes

19.

Where are most of the tropical rain forests located?

a)

Tropic of cancer

b)

equator

c)

Tropic of Capricorn

d)

Arctic circle

e)

Antarctic circle

20.

Rain forests, depending on their location, receive between ___________ rainfall per year.

a)

50-160 centimeters

b)

60-260 centimeters

c)

70-280 inches

d)

60-260 inches

21.

________________ of these rainforests are destroyed every second .

a)

Four acres

b)

One and a half acres

c)

One acre

d)

One and a half square meters

22.

Which of the following best describes the tropical rain forest?

a)

warm

b)

hot and humid

c)

hot and dry

d)

cold and dry

23.

where The okapi are found?

a)

Central Africa.

b)

Western Africa.

c)

Eastern Africa.

d)

Southern Africa.

e)

Northern Africa.

24.
Which is the largest rainforest in the world?
a)
The Congo
b)
The Amazon
c)
The Valdivian
d)
The Daintree
25.
What percentage of the Earth surface is covered by rainforests today?
a)
4%
b)
6%
c)
10%
d)
2%
26.
Leaves have drip tips to
a)
Direct water to the roots
b)
Protect itself
c)
absorb
d)
help insects
27.

Tropical rain forests are home to over 30 million types of plants and animals.

a)

True.

b)

False

28.

The plants provide food and shelter for many animals there

a)

True

b)

False

29.

Less than 5% of our medicine come from tropical rainforests.

a)

True

b)

False

30.

Photosynthesis is a process that takes place in plants:

a)

the whole day

b)

in the morning

c)

at night

31.

To occur,photosynthesis needs:

a)

Carbon dioxide

b)

Carbon dioxide and sunlight

c)

Non of the above

32.

The plant need photosynthesis to grow.

a)

False

b)

True

33.

In which layer will you find a sloth?

a)

forest floor

b)

understory

c)

canopy

d)

emergent

34.

Why are the bright colors on a toucan's bill useful?

a)

They warn other animals that they are poisonous.

b)

They attract their mates with the bright colors.

c)

The colors help camouflage the bird from predators.

d)

The colors are to help attract it's dinner.

35.

What makes a spider monkey unique from other monkeys?

a)

It has only 4 fingers and no thumb.

b)

It likes to eat spiders.

c)

It likes to hang upside-down like a spider.

d)

It uses its tail as an extra limb.

36.

What portion of the world's plant species are found in tropical rainforest?

a)

one third

b)

one half

c)

two-thirds

d)

all of the above

e)

none of the above

37.

Rainforests are often cut down to make room for farms to grow which of the following crops?

a)

sugar cane

b)

coffee

c)

corn

d)

winter wheat

38.

The word 'precipitation' means

a)

The temperature of the sun

b)

Something wet falling from the sky

c)

The rain in the rainforest

39.

The imaginary line around the middle of the earth is called the...

a)

eqatoor

b)

equator

c)

iquater

40.

Which animal does NOT live in the rainforest?

a)

Toucan

b)

Tree Frog

c)

Koala

41.

The word 'climate' means...

a)

temperature

b)

weather

c)

rainfall

42.

Which word does NOT describe the term 'humid'?

a)

dry

b)

sticky

c)

damp

43.

The Amazon Rainforest is located in the...

a)

tropical zone

b)

temperate zone

44.

In the rainforest, it rains everyday...

a)

false

b)

true

45.

The rainforest has seasons...

a)

true

b)

false

46.

The rainforest is split into 4 layers...

a)

True

b)

False

47.

According to the text, which detail about the rainforest is true?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

48.
___________ of all the world's plants and animals live in the rainforest.
a)
Over half
b)
One tenth
c)
One third
d)
One quarter
49.
Which continents have tropical rainforests?
a)
Europe, Antartica, Israel
b)
South America,Africa, Asia
c)
England, USA, Australia
d)
Japan, Hawaii, Sweeden
50.
What percentage of the Earth's surface was covered by rainforests in 1950?
a)
15%
b)
45%
c)
5%
d)
25%

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