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Rainforests

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How much of Earth’s surface is covered by tropical rainforests?

a)

3 percent

b)

5 percent

c)

10 percent

d)

25 percent

2.

Each word describes the creatures in a tropical rainforests, except:

a)

Numerous

b)

Uniform

c)

Biodiverse

d)

Adapted

3.

Where are tropical rainforests located?

a)

Near the equator

b)

In the Pacific Ocean

c)

On every continent

d)

In the southern hemisphere

4.

Which rainforest layer receives the most sunlight?

a)

Understory

b)

Forest floor

c)

Canopy

d)

Emergent layer

5.

The canopy contains the most of the _____ in the rainforest.

a)

Fungi

b)

Air

c)

Animals

d)

Soil

6.

Which rainforest layer has short bushes, trees, and ferns?

a)

Forest floor

b)

Understory

c)

Canopy

d)

Emergent layer

7.

Which rainforest layer contains the most mushrooms?

a)

Emergent layer

b)

Canopy

c)

Forest floor

d)

Understory

8.

Which adaptation would be most helpful in a tropical rainforest?

a)

White fur for camouflage

b)

Spikes that store water

c)

Thick skin to trap heat

d)

Strong night vision

9.

If the rainforests were to disappear, the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere would ____.

a)

Increase

b)

Decrease

c)

Increase briefly, then decrease

d)

Stay the same

10.

The biggest threat to rainforests comes from:

a)

Disease

b)

Parasites

c)

Humans

d)

Predators

11.

Which map below shows rainforests?

a)
b)
c)
d)
12.

What is the different between tropical and temperate rainforests?

a)

Their geographic location

b)

The types of plants and animals that live there

c)

Their annual temperatures

d)

All of these

13.

Which of the following would be a good adaptation to have for living in the rainforest?

a)

Vines being able to climb trees

b)

White fur to camouflage

c)

Ability to store water for long periods of time

d)

Thick fur

14.

Which statement below is TRUE?

a)

The layer formed tall leafy trees in the rainforest is called the understory

b)

Temperate rainforests are located near the equator

c)

There are 2-3 seasons in most rainforests

d)

Temperatures in the tropical rainforest do not vary much throughout the year

15.

The rainforest has very high biodiversity. This means

a)

There are many different kind of organisms

b)

There are many different kinds of abiotic factors

c)

There are many uses for the plants found there

d)

There are many different people groups who live there

16.
Where are tropical rainforests found?
a)
near the equator
b)
near the polar ice caps
c)
in northern coniferous forest
d)
in mild temperatures climates
17.
Which CONTINENT is home to the majority of the world's rainforests?
a)
South America
b)
North America
c)
Africa
d)
Australia
18.
Which country is home to the Amazon rainforest?
a)
Brazil
b)
Congo
c)
England
d)
Indonesia
19.
___________ of all the world's plants and animals live in the rainforest.
a)
Over half
b)
One tenth
c)
One third
d)
One quarter
20.
What is affecting the Amazon Rainforest?
a)
Deforestation
b)
Carbon Dioxide 
c)
Rain 
d)
Indigenous Groups 
21.
The Amazon Rainforest helps convert ______________ into clean breathable air.
a)
hydrogen
b)
carbon dioxide
c)
helium
d)
plants
22.
Trees 
a)
take in carbon dioxide  and release oxygen
b)
take in oxygen and release carbon dioxide
c)
take in oxygen and release oxygen
d)
take in carbon dioxide and release carbon dioxide
23.

Which rainforest layer receives the most sunlight?

a)

Understory

b)

Forest floor

c)

Canopy

d)

Emergent layer

24.

If the rainforests were to disappear, the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere would ____.

a)

Increase

b)

Decrease

c)

Increase briefly, then decrease

d)

Stay the same

25.

What is a RAINFOREST?

a)

A beach

b)

A storm

c)

Trees that grow when it rains

d)

A tropical region that receives lots of rain

26.

How many layers are there in the rainforest

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

27.

On what continent is the Amazon Rainforest?

a)

Europe

b)

North America

c)

South America

28.

Which Amazon Rainforest layer is this? It's way up high.

a)

Canopy

b)

Forest floor

29.

The rainforest has a lot of...

a)

trees

b)

sand

30.

What is the weather like in the rainforest?

a)
b)
31.

True or false. It rains a lot in rainforests.

a)

true

b)

false

32.

Complete the statement. Rainforests can be found in many places around the world, in areas along the _______.

a)

equator

b)

north pole

c)

south pole

33.

This picture show where what type of Rainforests are found?

a)

Temperate

b)

Tropical

34.

What is the bottom layer of the rainforest called?

a)

forest carpet

b)

forest floor

c)

forest shelf

d)

forest bed