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Rainforests

Total questions: 92

Worksheet time: 1hrs 1mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the two types of Rainforests?

a)

Tropical and Northwestern

b)

Tropical and Temperate

c)

Amazon and Congo

d)

Hot and Cold

2.

Tropical rainforest are located near the equator.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Rainforests cover how much of the Earth's surface?

a)

10%

b)

5%

c)

6%

d)

15%

4.

200" of rain falls in the Rainforest every year.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

What is the top layer of the Rainforest called?

a)

Understory

b)

Emergent

c)

Forest

d)

Canopy

6.

The canopy layer is home to most of the animals and plants of the Rainforest such as...

a)
b)
c)
d)
7.

This layer of the Rainforest does not get much sunlight, it is dark and humid here. What layer is this?

a)

Canopy

b)

Understory

c)

Forest Floor

d)

Emergent

8.

What type of animal lives on the Forest Floor?

a)
b)
c)
d)
9.

This picture show where what type of Rainforests are found?

a)

Temperate

b)

Tropical

10.
The Rainforest has _________.
a)
Flying bats
b)
Juguar
c)
Monkeys
d)
Snakes
11.
The Rainforest has _________.
a)
Flying bats
b)
Jaguar
c)
Monkeys
d)
Snakes
12.
There are ________ in the rainforest.
a)
Sloth
b)
Toucan
c)
Macaw
d)
Anteater
13.
There are ________ in the rainforest.
a)
Sloth
b)
Toucan
c)
Tree Frog
d)
Anteater
14.
This is the _______.
a)
Equator
b)
Equaater
c)
Nebraska
d)
Lincoln
15.
A __________ lives in the rainforest. 
a)
Toucan
b)
Snake
c)
Tree Frog
d)
Sloth
16.

On what continent is the Amazon Rainforest?

a)

Europe

b)

North America

c)

South America

17.

What river runs through the Amazon Rainforest?

a)

The Nile

b)

The Amazon

c)

The Mississippi

18.

Which Amazon Rainforest layer is this?

a)

Canopy

b)

Forest floor

19.

Which Amazon Rainforest layer is this?

a)

Canopy

b)

Forest floor

20.

Which layer gets most of the sunlight?

a)

Canopy

b)

Understory

c)

Forest Floor

21.

Where does most of the rainfall go?

a)

Canopy

b)

Forest floor

22.

Where would animals that fly, jump, glide and hop live

a)

Canopy

b)

Forest floor

23.

Where would the largest animals live that walk and slither?

a)

Canopy

b)

Forest floor

24.

Does the forest floor get a lot of sun?

a)

Yes, it's very bright

b)

No, it's almost dark

25.

Is the Amazon Rainforest the largest rainforest in the world?

a)

Yes

b)

No

26.

Buttresses are...

a)

Something

b)

Low supporting branchs

c)

Really big branchs

d)

They don't exist

27.

Leaves allow

a)

Water to drip

b)

Water to stay

28.

The second layer is called

a)

Uperstory

b)

Understory

c)

Canopy

d)

Emergent

29.
1.  What is a macaw - 
a)
A. Spider
b)
B. Frog
c)
C. Bird
d)
D. Fist
30.
Which is the largest rainforest in the world?
a)
The Congo
b)
The Amazon
c)
The Valdivian
d)
The Daintree
31.
What is the main cause of the destruction of the rainforests.
a)
people cut down the trees.
b)
Forest fires
c)
drought
d)
flooding
32.
How does the destruction of the rainforests affect the environment in the rest of the world?
a)
There is less global warming.
b)
It produces more wood for building.
c)
There is not enough land for farming.
d)
There is less oxygen to breath.
33.

What animal is this?

a)

alligator

b)

crocodile

34.

What is it?

a)

vampire

b)

bat

35.

These are

a)

elephants

b)

elefants

36.

Are these ________ ?

a)

giraffes

b)

jiraffes

37.

Which animals belong in the rainforest?

a)
b)
c)
d)
38.

Which one does not belong in the tropical forest?

a)
b)
c)
d)
39.

Which animals do not belong in the rain forest?

a)
b)
c)
d)
40.

Which animal belongs in the rain forest?

a)
b)
c)
d)
41.
Where is the tropical rainforest located
a)
A:The North Pole
b)
B:The South Pole
c)
C:Near the equator
d)
D:Far  from the Equator
42.
What is the average temperature of the rainforest
a)
77-85 degrees F
b)
55-100 degrees F
c)
100-106 degrees F
d)
77-88 degrees C
43.

What animal lives in the emergent layer?

a)

Boa Constrictor

b)

Harpy Eagle

c)

Howler Monkey

d)

Anteaters

44.

What animal lives in the canopy layer of the rain forest?

a)

Boa constrictor

b)

Harpy eagle

c)

Howler Monkey

d)

Anteaters

45.

What animal lives in the under-story layer?

a)

Boa constrictor

b)

Harpy Eagle

c)

Howler Monkey

d)

Anteaters

46.

What animal lives in the forest floor?

a)

Boa constrictor

b)

Harpy Eagle

c)

Howler Monkey

d)

Anteaters

47.

In what climate will a rainforest exist?

a)

Warm Climate

b)

Tropical Climate

c)

Polar Climate

d)

Moderate Climate

48.

In average, how many inches rain does a rainforest receive in a year?

a)

30 inches

b)

20 inches

c)

80 inches

d)

60 inches

49.

What is the temperature of a rainforest?

a)

About 29 degree celcius

b)

About 60 degree celcius

c)

About 40 degree celcius

d)

About 10 degree celcius

50.

What is the longest river in the world?

a)

Amazon River

b)

Nile River

c)

Congo River

d)

Yellow River

51.

Where is the longest river in the world found?

a)

Continent of South America

b)

Continent of Asia

c)

Continent of Africa

d)

Continent of North America

52.

Which one is a predator?

a)

Sloth

b)

Macaw

c)

Jaguar

53.

Which one is prey?

a)

Sloth

b)

Macaw

c)

Jaguar

54.

Which of the following species live in the tropical rainforest? (choose all that apply).

a)

blue-yellow macaws

b)

jaguar

c)

leopard

d)

sloth

55.

How do epiphytes gain access to sunlight?

a)

Grow on tall trees

b)

Stop growing

c)

They don't need access to sunlight

d)

Honestly, I don't know

56.

Can animals AND plants compete for resources?

a)

Yes

b)

No, neither one does

c)

No, only plants

d)

No, only animals

57.
The name of the biggest rainforest is _________
a)
The Amazon
b)
The Congo
c)
The Daintree
d)
The Amazing
58.
The climate in a Tropical Rainforest can be described as ..
a)
Cold, Wet and Humid
b)
Humid, dry and Hot
c)
Humid, wet and Hot
d)
Cold, Wet and unstable
59.
The tallest layer of the Rainforest is called ...
a)
Emergency
b)
Amergant
c)
Emergent
d)
Emargent
60.
The Emergent trees have __________ roots to help stop them _________________.
a)
Buttress, Falling down
b)
Big, Growing taller
c)
Butted, Hurting other trees
d)
Buttress, Growing too close together
61.
The forest floor layer can be described as ...
a)
Dark, humid, with little wind
b)
Dark, dry, soil lacks nutrients
c)
Dark, soil lacks, nutrients, full of fruit
d)
Dark, dark, dark
62.
The canopy layer has the most ..
a)
Fruit and little animals
b)
Flowers and little animals
c)
Fruit, flowers and lots of animals
d)
Fruit, flowers and 7/11 shops
63.

what is the biggest tropicial rainforest

a)

amazon tropicial rainforset

b)

droz tropicial rainforest

c)

sumatra tropicial rainforest

64.

what is the top layer

a)

emergent layer

b)

canopy

c)

understory

d)

forest floor

65.

What is the weather in the rainforest?

a)

cold

b)

warm

c)

warm and rainy

d)

snowy

66.

Tallest trees

a)

Emergent

b)

Canopy

c)

Forest floor

d)

Understory

67.

Birds and monkeys live here

a)

Canopy

b)

Understory

c)

Emergent

d)

Forest Floor

68.

dark, hot, humid

a)

Canopy

b)

Emergent

c)

Understory

d)

Forest Floor

69.

Elephants and Tigers live here

a)

Understory

b)

Forest Floor

c)

Canopy

d)

Emergent

70.

Rainforests give us _______________ to breathe?

a)

Sunlight

b)

Plants

c)

oxygen

d)

air

71.

Choose all of the reasons why they cut the trees down

a)

use wood

b)

make a home for animals

c)

plant crops

d)

build roads

72.

On what continent is the Amazon Rainforest located?

a)

North America

b)

South America

c)

Europe

d)

Asia

73.

The climate of the Rainforests is...

a)

Polar

b)

Temperate

c)

Desert

d)

Tropical

74.

Which of the following is true?

a)

Rainforest are dry and warm.

b)

Rainforests are wet and warm.

c)

Rainforests are dry and cold.

d)

Rainforests are wet and cold.

75.

How many layers are there in a rainforest?

a)

2 layers

b)

3 layers

c)

4 layers

d)

5 layers

76.

Starting at the lowest level, select the list which has the layers of the rainforest in the correct order.

a)

Forest floor, Understory layer, Canopy, Emergent layer

b)

Forest floor, Canopy, Emergent layer, Understory layer

c)

Emergent layer, Canopy, Understory layer, Forest Floor

d)

Forest floor, Canopy, Understory layer, Emergent layer

77.

Which of the following layer holds the most animal life in the rainforests?

a)

Emergent layer

b)

Canopy

c)

Understory layer

d)

Forest floor

78.

Fill in the blank. About ____________ types of animals are found in the world's rainforests.

a)

fifty

b)

five hundred

c)

five thousand

d)

fifty million

79.

Name this rainforest animal.

a)

Lemur

b)

Jaguar

c)

Tree Frog

d)

Mountain lion

80.

Name this rainforest animal.

a)

Howler monkey

b)

Lemur

c)

Orangutan

d)

Spider Monkey

81.

Name this rainforest animal.

a)

Toucan

b)

Tarpir

c)

Sloth

d)

Ocelot

82.

Deforestation is:

a)

A broad-leaf evergreen forest found in wet and hot regions near the equator.

b)

The variety of plants and animals living in one area.

c)

The process producing oxygen.

d)

Removing or clearing away the trees from a forest.

83.

What causes deforestation of the rainforest?

a)

Tourists pollute the rainforest.

b)

Ash from volcanic eruptions covers and destroys the forest.

c)

Loose farm animals damage the trees.

d)

People clear areas for farmland and use trees for wood.

84.

Fill in the blank. An area the size of a ___________ is removed from the Amazon Rainforests every minute.

a)

tennis court

b)

basketball court

c)

soccer pitch

d)

Ireland

85.

What do environmental groups want to do to the rain forest.

a)

Slow down development of forest.

b)

Find plants that could cure diseases.

c)

Save unknown species.

d)

All of the above.

86.
Rainforest sunshine. The dark fades away. And everyone eagerly greets the new day.
What two words rhyme? 
a)
sunrise and away
b)
sunrise and day
c)
away and day
d)
dark and fades
87.
How does the Amazon Rainforest get its name?
a)
It is Amaz-ing.
b)
It is named after the Amazon River.
c)
It is in South America.
d)
It is a rainforest.
88.
What is the main source of food in the Amazon?
a)
fruit and vegetables
b)
tiger meat
c)
octopus
d)
bird meat
89.
Which layer of the forest receives the most light?
a)
understory
b)
canopy
c)
forest floor
d)
ceiling
90.
In which layer will you find a sloth?
a)
forest floor
b)
understory
c)
canopy
d)
emergent
91.
___________ is the preservation and careful management of the environment and of natural resources.
a)
Conservation
b)
Pollution
c)
Reusing
d)
Recycling
92.

What is something you can do to save the rainforest?

a)

Tell people to cut it down

b)

Tell people how imporant the rainforests are to the world.

c)

Hunt the animals of the rainforest.

d)

Dig up the plants found in the rainforest.