Rainforest Habitat

What are the weather conditions like in the rainforest?

• sandy soils and strong winds

• sunshine and regular rainfall

• hot summers and cold winters

• salty water and salty rocks

Which of these statements best describe your experience when viewing the rainforest scene?

• lots of red and brown leaves getting ready for winter

• plants with thick succulent leaves to store water

• many different types of plants and animals

• lots of empty space between plants suggesting it is difficult for plants to grow

Estimate how many different species of plant and tree you saw in this small area of the rainforest:

• one type, all plants and threes were the same

• three species

• five species

• more than five species

Why are rainforests so important? (more than one answer)

• so that we can cut as many trees as we want

• so that we can catch the animals and put them in zoos

• they provide the oxygen needed for the planet to remain healthy

• they are habitat to a big variety of plants and animals

What human pressures are there on the rainforest? (more than one answer)

• cutting down trees for wood supply

• digging up the soil and using it to create artificial land

• clearing areas of rainforest to create farmland

Which of these is the top layer of the rainforest?

• forest floor

• canopy

• understory

• emergent layer

What is the lowest layer of the rainforest called?

• forest floor

• canopy

• emergent layer

• understory

Which of these animals did you see in the rainforest?

• penguin

• ants

• camel

• tree frog

• chimpanzee

Which of these animals helps to clear old, decomposing material from the forest floor?

• The ants

• The frogs

• The Chimpanzee

"Their long arms allow them to swing from branch to branch through the trees." Which animal is being described here?

• ant

• chimpanzee

• frog

• penguin