WorksheetsRainforest Biome - Year 8 Assessment BHS
Total questions: 53
Worksheet time: 31mins
What are the four main layers of the rainforest?
upper layer, middle layer, lower layer, and ground level
emergent layer, canopy layer, understory layer, and forest floor
top layer, middle layer, bottom layer, and earth surface
high layer, mid layer, low layer, and ground level
Which layer of the rainforest receives the most sunlight?
Emergent layer
Understory layer
Forest floor
Canopy layer
What is the name of the top layer of the rainforest?
Forest floor layer
Understory layer
Emergent layer
Canopy layer
Which layer of the rainforest is also known as the emergent layer?
Bottom layer
Middle layer
Top layer
What is the name of the layer where most of the animals live in the rainforest?
Forest floor
Shrub layer
Tundra layer
Canopy layer
Which layer of the rainforest is characterized by a dense canopy of trees?
Forest floor layer
Canopy layer
Emergent layer
Understory layer
What is the name of the layer where you would find small plants and insects in the rainforest?
Forest floor
Canopy layer
Understory layer
Emergent layer
Which layer of the rainforest is closest to the forest floor?
Canopy layer
Emergent layer
Forest floor layer
What is the name of the layer where decomposition of organic matter occurs in the rainforest?
Understory layer
Forest floor
Emergent layer
Canopy layer
Which layer of the rainforest has the least amount of sunlight and is very dark?
Forest floor
Canopy layer
Understory layer
Emergent layer
What does the image show?
The nutrient cycle
A food web
The lifecycle of a tree
What happens when you don't water trees
Look carefully at the image : Which layer is between 55 and 95 feet in height?
undergrowth layer
Understory layer
Canopy layer
Emergent layer
In what type of climate will Tropical Rainforests thrive?
Very hot
Warm and wet
Warm and dry
Very hot and dry
The average annual rainfall in tropical rainforests is what?
Over 20mm
Over 200mm
over 2000mm
22,222mm
Which of the following is not a reason for deforestation in tropical rainforests?
Logging
Road building
Tourism
Commercial farming
What are the impacts of deforestation? (Choose all that apply)
Soil erosion
Loss of biodiversity
Contribution to climate change
Loss of jobs
How can tropical rainforests be managed sustainably? (Choose all that apply)
Selective logging and replanting
Commercial ranching
Conservation and education
Mineral extraction
What is the main conflict of land use in the Amazon?
opposition by the government to the rainforest
differences among many different groups over how best to use the rainforest
conflicts between ranchers and farmers over how much land they need
arguments among environmental groups over how to preserve biodiversity in the rainforest
Rainforests are called the “lungs of the Earth” because of their role in
carbon-oxygen cycle
food web
El nino weather current
The aurora borealis effect
The cutting down of trees on a large scale in Brazil is an example of
Carbon-oxygen cycle
Erosion
Deforestation
Grazing
What is a benefit of logging in the Amazon rainforest to the government?
Logging creates space for new amenities, such as shopping malls and cinemas
Logging is important to Brazil’s economy £££
Logging allows more people to live to a higher standard
Logging reduces the expenses of maintaining the rainforest
Why is the Amazon rainforest a difficult place for settlers to farm in?
There is too much rainfall
The area is overpopulated
The area is very hot and dry
The soil is poor in nutrients
Look at the photo - The action of clearing a wide area of trees is called?
Planting new rainforest
Erosion
Stripping
Which layer gets most of the sunlight and has the most animals and birds?
Canopy
Understory
Forest Floor
Where does most of the rainfall go?
Canopy
Forest floor
Is the Amazon Rainforest the largest rainforest in the world?
Yes
No
What causes the fires in the Amazon? (choose all that apply)
Lightening strikes piles of wet trees
Loggers burn leftover wood
The indigenous tribes that live there clearing a small patch
They are not sure what causes them
The high temperatures
Rainforests are found nearest which of the following
Tropic of Capricorn
Tropic of Cancer
The Equator
The Arctic cirlce
What is a carnivore?
An animal that eats only meat
An animal that eats only leaves
An animal that eats anything it can find
An animal that enjoys a carniaval.
A decomposer does what?
Quickly breaks up the soil
Quickly breaks down dead plants and animals
Quickly uses its roots to find nutrients
Can quickly make leaves and branches fall to the ground
What is a drip tip?
A leaf that drips water slowly.
A leaf that is pointed to make sure the rain water is quickly removed.
A leaf that is dull and rounded.
A leaf that is able to climb towards the sunlight.
Plants that live on trees above the ground level to get their light and need little soil are called.....
Nutrient
Buttress
Epiphytes
Decomposer
A rainforest is....... (choose all that apply)
...an area of tall, mostly evergreen trees
...a high amount of rainfall
...Earth's oldest living ecosystems
...an area of high amount of rainfall and cold temperatures.
Slash and burn is....
A rainforest is an area of tall, mostly evergreen trees and a high amount of rainfall and high temperature
The state of the atmosphere, including temperature, pressure, wind, humidity, precipitation, and cloud cover
Materials available in our environment such as soil, water and rocks
The process of clearing/burning parts of the rainforest in order to clear space for farming
What are nutrients?
Plants that need only air and moisture to live
The essential minerals that are needed by plants and animals to grow
Insects and animals that break down material such as leaves and rotting material to return nutrients to the soil
Vine like plants that climb trees to reach the sunshine above
What is the definition of climate?
The chopping down and the removal of trees/ vegetation
A disagreement over how areas are used and what for e.g the use of land or resources
Climate is the long-term trend for weather conditions in a given location
Another word for all the animals
What are buttress roots?
Smaller trees and ferns that grow in the shaded parts of the rain forest
Tall heavy trees that develop extra roots to support the tree above
The tallest trees that emerge through the main canopy layer
Leaves that plants develop to are glossy and pointed to remove water quickly
What is the definition of economy?
The ability to maintain or support a process continuously over time
The state of a country in terms of the production and consumption of goods and services and the supply of money
Plants have adaptations to help them survive (live and grow) in different areas
A biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment
What is the definition of sustainability?
The process of clearing/burning parts of the rainforest in order to clear space for farming
The state of the atmosphere, including temperature, pressure, wind, humidity, precipitation, and cloud cover
The chopping down and the removal of trees/ vegetation
The ability to maintain or support a process continuously over time
What is happening on the image shown here? (choose all answers that are correct)
Deforestation
Land clearance
Farming
Flooding
Look carefully at the image:
What has happened to the rainforest? What has been planted here? Choose 2 answers
deforestation for farming
deforestation for road building
Palm oil trees
Sweet potatoes
Look at the image - what does it show has happened to the Amazon rainforest? (choose one only)
It has become greener over time
It has become deforested over time
It has died and become less green over time
The area is shrinking
Rainforest tribes face many difficulties today in the rainforest.
From the list below choose as many as you can see.
Losing their land to farmers and road builders.
Becoming ill after being exposed to sickness from people from outside the rainforest.
Animals and birds being scared away - creating a shortage of food.
Difficulties with language and communication with people from outside the rainforest.
What is the purpose of slash and burn in the rainforest?
The process of clearing/burning parts of the rainforest in order to clear space for farming.
A disagreement over how areas are used and what for e.g the use of land or resources.
Climate is the long-term trend for weather conditions in a given location.
The tallest trees that emerge through the main canopy layer.
What are epiphytes?
The cutting down and the removal of trees/ vegetation.
Tall heavy trees that develop extra roots to support the tree above.
Leaves that plants develop to are glossy and pointed to remove water quickly.
Plants that need only air and moisture to live.
What do decomposers do in the rainforest?
The process of clearing/burning parts of the rainforest in order to clear space for farming.
The state of the atmosphere, including temperature, pressure, wind, humidity, precipitation, and cloud cover.
Plants that need only air and moisture to live.
Insects and animals that break down material such as leaves and rotting material to return nutrients to the soil.
What is a deciduous forest?
A forest that is in a very hot climate with lots of rainfall
A forest where the trees keep their leaves all year round
A forest where the trees lose their leaves at least once a year
A forest that is in a very cold climate with not much rainfall only snow.
Plants have adapted to survive in a rainforest. Choose 3 examples of plant adaptations below
Buttress roots
Drip tips
Use of smell and weak acid
Camouflage
Coniferous trees rarely......
(complete the sentence)
grow very tall
lose their leaves
use much water
grow very fast
A biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment is known as
abiotic
a biome
a location
a country
In 35 words explain what you would see and hear and smell and feel if you were to visit a rainforest today?
