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WorksheetsThe Most Beautiful Roof in the World
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 4hrs 0mins
What is the title of the book we've been reading in class?
"The Most Beautiful Roof in the World"
"Rainforests and Why They are Important"
"Rainforests"
Who is the book about?
Kathryn Lasky
Marie Selby
Meg Lowman
What is Meg's occupation?
Scientist
Rainforest Scientist
Botanist
Entomologist
The book, "The Most Beautiful Roof in the World," is what type of book?
Fiction
Non-Fiction
Biography
What is the definition of "herbivory"?
things that eat plants
leaf and plant eating by insects and other animals
leaf and meat eating by insects
What is the name of Meg's lab?
The Botanical Gardens
The Edward James Institute
Marie Selby Botanical Gardens
She doesn't have a lab.
What 2 women intrigued Meg when she was 10?
Harriet Tubman & Rachel Carson
Rachel Carson & Marie Selby
Marie Selby & Harriet Tubman
When traveling from country to country, you aren't allowed to bring certain things back with you. How is Meg able to do this?
She isn't. She has to study the items where she finds them.
She just brings them back in her suitcase and hopes she doesn't get caught.
She has a special permit that allows her to be able to.
The world knows she's a scientist, that's how.
What was the main problem scientists have faced while exploring the rainforest?
The ground
The animals
The plants
The canopy
Why do scientists call the canopy the "powerhouse" of the rainforest?
It's the biggest part of the rainforest.
It's the place where most of the photosynthesis occurs & where 95% of the biomass is produced.
It's never been discovered like the rest of the rainforest has been.
When we read about "biomass," what was the book talking about?
The living things in the rain forest.
Just the animals.
Just the plants and insects.
The book compared the canopy to "an undiscovered continent," what does that mean?
The canopy is big.
The canopy hasn't been able to be reached before.
The canopy is huge and hasn't been able to be studied like it should be.
What is the name of the rainforest talked about in the book?
Blue Creek
Amazon
Daintree
Congress
Where is the Blue Creek rainforest located?
Brazil, South America
Belize, Central America
Texas, North America
Uruguay, South America
Why is it so humid in the rainforest?
No rain. No sun.
A lot of rain. A lot of sun.
Very little rain. A lot of sun.
A lot of rain. Very little sun.
How much rain, on average, falls in the Blue Creek rainforest a month?
4 inches
10 inches
40 inches
20 inches
