WorksheetsRainforests
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Tropical Rainforests can be found in the _______________ biome.
a)
Temperate Maritime
b)
Tropical Grassland
c)
Tropical Equatorial
d)
Tundra
2.
The main rainforests are found in the following areas:
a)
South America, Africa, South East Asia
b)
South America, North America, Africa
c)
South America, Africa, North East Asia
d)
Europe, North America, Australia
3.
The name of the biggest rainforest is _________
a)
The Amazon
b)
The Congo
c)
The Daintree
d)
The Amazing
4.
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
5.
The tallest layer of the Rainforest is called ...
a)
Emergency
b)
Amergant
c)
Emergent
d)
Emargent
6.
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
7.
The Shrub layer is between ______ and ______ metres in height.
a)
20, 40
b)
0, 5
c)
0, 10
d)
5, 20
8.
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
9.
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
10.
There are plants that grow between trees using vines. These plants are called ...
a)
Lianas
b)
Epyophytes
11.
Some plants on the Forest floor have adapted to eat insects and small animals. This is because ...
a)
The forest floor is full of insects
b)
The forest floor has poor nutrients in the soil
c)
The forest floor has tasty insects
d)
The forest floor has soil rich in nutrients
12.
The leaves on many trees in the rainforest have adapted to having excess rainfall by having ...
a)
Catching water
b)
Dribble tips
c)
Dribble tray
d)
Drip tips
13.
Flowers in the rainforest need to be pollinated by insects. Why?
a)
Because there is a lot of insects
b)
Because there is limited access to bees
c)
Because there is limited wind
d)
Because there is a lot of flowers to compete against
14.
The leaves on the Emergent trees are smaller than the leaves on the trees that grow in the Shrub layer. This is because ...
a)
At the shrub layer there is limited light for seeing
b)
At the shrub layer there is limited light for photosynthesis
c)
At the shrub layer there are many animals that eat leaves
d)
At the shrub layer there is a lot of rain so the leaves are big for animals to hide under
15.
Some animals have adapted to living in the rainforest by ...
a)
Having improved running speed and being able to look like grass
b)
Having the ability to climb and being able to see in bright light
c)
Having improved vision to see in the dark and being able to climb
d)
Having improved colour to attract predators and being very slow
16.
Advantages for animals being able to go from tree to tree rather than along the ground include ...
a)
Better during floods, avoiding predators, accessing fruit in the canopy
b)
Better during floods, avoiding predators, accessing fruit in the shrub layer
c)
Better during the dry season, being able to catch prey, gliding on the wind
d)
Better during the dry season, being able to catch prey, using their good night vision
17.
Deforestation is caused when humans come and ...
a)
Plant trees
b)
Monitor the animals
c)
Cut down a few trees that are dying
d)
Cut down all of the trees in an area
18.
Deforestation is the biggest threat to rainforests. Which group is not a threat?
a)
Miners
b)
Farmers
c)
Tribal People
d)
McDonalds
19.
Deforestation is caused by Cattle farming because ...
a)
The cattle can't climb trees
b)
The cattle eat fruit
c)
The cattle eat grasses
d)
The cattle are needed to feed people
20.
Mining is causing deforestation because the miners ...
a)
don't like trees
b)
need to dig up large areas of ground looking for minerals
c)
need to dig up areas of ground to look for roots
d)
need to dig up large areas of ground looking for leprechauns
21.
In the time it has taken to complete this quiz, the equivalent of _________ football fields have been cut down.
a)
50
b)
100
c)
250
d)
500
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