RainForests Quiz

Why are rainforests so important?

• Because they provide us plenty of food

• Because they produce oxygen

• Because they can be used to develop medicines

• All of the above

The "green blanket" mentioned in several of our articles and books is the ____________ layer of the rain forest.

• Canopy

• Forest Floor

• Emergent

• Understory

Which two layers of rainforest don't have enough sunlight?

• The emergent and the understory

• The forest floor and the understory

• The forest floor and the canopy

• The canopy and the emergent layers

Which of the following statements best describes rainforests?

• Most of the rainforest animals live in the understory layer.

• Rain forests are in South America only.

• The emergent layer is the highest layer of the rain forest.

• The Amazon is the second largest rain forest in the world.

Pain forests are near the Equator.

True

False

• True

• False

Rain forests make __________________ for the world.

• Rain

• Oxygen

• Wood

• Chocolate

Tires for wheels are made of this white sap?

• Chinchona

• Curare

• Cinnimon

• Rubber

There are no plants in the rainforest to help cure cancer.

• True

• False

Rain forests are located in __________________________________/

• Europe and North America

• Europe and Africa

• Africa and South America

• Europe and Asia

How much of the earth's land surface do rainforests cover ?

• about 6%

• about 9%

• about 5%

• about 11%