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1. Where are tropical rainforests found?
A
At latitudes higher than 66.5°
B
Between 23.5° and 66.5°
C
Between the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn, 23.5° north and south of the equator
2. What animals are found in tropical rainforest
A
Dog
B
Toucan
C
Fly
3. What type of farming causes deforestation?
A
Cash cropping
B
Subsistence farming
C
Hunter-gatherer farming
4. Where are tallest trees found in the the tropical rainforest
A
In the emergent layer
B
In the canopy
C
In the shrub layer
5. How can temperatures in the rainforest be described
A
Very variable throughout the year
B
Do not vary very much throughout the year
C
Usually around 15°C
6. What are carnivorous plants?
A
Carnivorous plants are meat-eating plants that attract insects
B
C
7. what are epiphytes?
A
Meat-eating plants that attract insects using smelly nectar and then trap them
B
Flowering plants that grow on tree trunks and branches to get light
C
Vine-like plants that grow up a tree to reach the light
8. What is one reason why the rainforests are so important?
A
They give out Carbon Dioxide
B
They provide us with oil
C
They are a source of medicines
9. Where do most rainforest animals live?
A
On the forest floor
B
In the trees
C
In the air
10. Why have dams been built in the rainforests?
A
B
To provide water
C
To provide electricity
11. For how many years have tropical rainforests been around?
A
90 million years
B
70 million years
C
55 million years
12. How much of the Amazon Rainforest is being deforested each year?
A
2.2 square kilometres
B
78 million acres
C
10 hectares
13. There are at least 1400 species of plants in the Amazon Rainforest.
A
true
B
false
C
14. What is the largest threat to rainforests?
A
Pollution
B
Deforestation
C
Tourism
15. What animal are the rainforests in Borneo famous for?
A
Crocodiles
B
Orangutans
C
Poison-Arrow Frogs
16. Only a quarter of the world's species of animals and plants are found in rainforests.
A
true
B
false
C
17. Which rainforest has the highest canopy in the world?
A
Congo River Basin Rainforest
B
Borneo Rainforest
C
Victoria, Australia,
18. Many plants and animals are in danger of becoming
A
overpopulated
B
extinct, or completely gone.
C
diseased
19. A few foods that come from the rainforest are:
A
hamburgers and french fries
B
green beans, tomatoes and cucumbers
C
bananas, coconuts, and chocolate
20. Tropical forests have become a net carbon emitters
A
true
B
false
C