Tropical Rainforests Quiz

In which ecosystem can you find more animal species than anywhere else in the world?

• grass plains

• desert

• urban city

• rainforest

What does the author describe in the passage?

• how the Ice Age destroyed many old rainforests

• the climates of different countries in the Southern Hemisphere

• the conditions that make tropical rainforests ideal environments for many species

• different species that live in temperate forests

Tropical rainforests have optimal conditions for many animal species. What evidence from the text supports this conclusion?

• "Rainforest animals don't have to worry about freezing during the winter or finding shade in the summer."

• "The difference is that temperate climates have warm summers and cold winters, while tropical climates are warm all year long."

• "The two most common climates in the Southern Hemisphere, temperate and tropical, both have lots of precipitation."

• "[The Northern and Southern Hemispheres] are divided by a line called the equator."

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Why do rainforests have some of the most diverse plant and animal life on earth?

• because tropical explorers have introduced many new species to rainforests during their explorations

• because they are some of the oldest ecosystems on earth, and have optimal conditions for many species

• because many animals migrated to rainforests as humans and natural forces destroyed their habitats

• because rainforests are the largest ecosystems on the planet

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What is this passage mainly about?

• types of climates

• the Southern Hemisphere

• tropical rainforests

• environmental preservation

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Read the following sentences: "Where can you find more animal species than anywhere else in the world? It's not a zoo or the circus. It's a very special type of ecosystem called a rainforest, and most can be found in tropical climates in the Southern Hemisphere. [...] Despite the biodiversity in the rainforests of the Southern Hemisphere, many species are quickly becoming extinct, as people cut down trees and destroy natural habitats." What does biodiversity mean?

• having a range of organisms in an environment

• having organisms that are similar in an environment

• having very few species in an environment

• having species that have adapted to different environments

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Choose the answer that best completes the sentence below. Different animals have adapted to life in the rainforest in different ways, _____ camouflaging themselves.

• finally

• however

• although

• such as

Why haven't scientists named all of the species that live in tropical rainforests?

Name two animals that have adapted to life in tropical rainforests, and explain how they have adapted to survive.

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Explain the change occurring in rainforests which is causing many species to become extinct and explain why these species are not able to adapt to this change.

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