Year 8 Hums - Rainforest Headstart Review CHALLENGE

The most common type of tree in a rainforest is ...

• evergreens

• deciduous

• bamboos

• palm trees

What percentage of sunlight reaches the forest floor?

• 5%

• 10%

• 15%

• 20%

The rainforest in North America on our map was called the ____ rainforest.

• Daintree

• Tongass

• Sinharaja

• Congo

The rainforest in Australia on our map was called the ____ rainforest.

• Daintree

• Tongass

• Sinharaja

• Congo

How many inhabited continents are there?

• Four

• Five

• Six

• Seven

What is the only continent without a rainforest?

• Australia

• Asia

• Europe

• Antarctica

Trees in the understory are ____ tall.

• 5 meters

• 10 meters

• 20 meters

• 25 meters

Which layer of the rainforest is home to smaller animals, insects, and snakes.?

• forest floor

• understory

• emergent layer

• canopy

What is the relationship between rainforests and medicine?

• most diseases originate in rainforests

• the bacteria found in the rain forest are powerful antibiotics

• vaccines can be made from the tissues of rainforest animals

• medicines can be made from rainforest plants

Which layer of the rainforest has lots of leaves and seeds and fruit?

• the canopy

• forest floor

• emergent layer

• understorey