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The tropical rain forests

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
It is dark in this layer of the rain forest.
a)
canopy
b)
forest floor
2.
Rain forests are near the...
a)
equator
b)
ocean
3.
This layer has most of the plants and animals
a)
canopy
b)
understory
4.
This layer has the tallest trees.
a)
understory
b)
emergent layer
5.
The tropical rainforest is the liveliest ______ on earth.
a)
ecosystem
b)
biosphere
c)
exosystem
d)
mountain range
6.
What is the weather like in the tropical rainforest?
a)
hot in the summer and cold in the winter
b)
hot during the day but freezing cold at night
c)
hot and humid all year round
d)
four distinct seasons (hot=summer, cold=winter, cool=fall, warm=spring)
7.
How much of the world's plants and animals live in the rainforest?
a)
at least 22%
b)
at least 50%
c)
100%
d)
no more than 15%
8.
Where can we find tropical rainforests?
a)
near the equator
b)
near the north pole
c)
near Cape Horn
d)
in the midwest United States
9.
What is the world's largest tropical rainforest?
a)
Daintree in Australia
b)
 El Yunque in Puerto Rico
c)
Kakum in Ghana, Africa
d)
Amazon in South America
10.
Which layer of the rainforest is this describing: This is the highest layer of the rainforest. Birds of paradise, eagles, and macaws live there.
a)
Forest Floor
b)
Understory
c)
Canopy
d)
Emergent
11.
Which layer of the rainforest is this describing: If we visited this layer we would see fallen leaves, decaying trees, tapirs, termites, and scorpions.
a)
Forest Floor
b)
Understory
c)
Canopy
d)
Emergent
12.

Which of the following describes the rainfall in the rain forest?

a)

very little

b)

year-round

c)

moderate

13.

Which picture shows you the Emergent layer of the rainforest?

a)
b)
c)
d)
14.

On which continent is the Amazon rainforest located?

a)

South America

b)

Asia

c)

North America

d)

Australia

15.

Rainforest is regarded as the "____ of the Earth".

a)

A. Head

b)

B. Heart

c)

C. Eyes

d)

D. Lungs

16.

Why are tropical climates so hot?

a)

Because there is very little rain.

b)

Because they receive more direct sunlight than other areas.

c)

Because there are not many plants in tropical areas.

d)

Because the days are longer in tropical areas.

17.

Which layer of the rainforest is this describing: This layer is known as the "green blanket" that shields sunlight from reaching the forest floor.

a)

Forest Floor

b)

Understory

c)

Canopy

d)

Emergent

18.
How are tropical rain forests and temperate rain forests DIFFERENT?
a)
Rain only falls in tropical rain forests.
b)
Rain only falls in temperate rain forests.
c)
Seasons change in temperate rain forests, but not in tropical rain forests.
d)
Seasons change in tropical rain forests, but not in temperate rain forests.
19.
There are more __________ of tree and plants in the rainforest than anywhere else in the world.
a)
earth
b)
threatened
c)
species
d)
floor
20.

The tropical rain forest is very ________ due to all the rainfall.

a)

jungle

b)

sunlight

c)

moist

d)

carnivorous