Forests

Most rain forests grow in hot place near

• the ocean

• the equator

• the South Pole

• Coachella Valley

It is __________ all the time in tropical rain forests.

• autumn

• winter

• spring

• summer

Which word best describes all rain forests?

• cool

• wet

• dry

• hot

The most lively layer of the rain forest is the:

• forest floor

• understory

• canopy

• emergent

What was the author's purpose for writing this selection?

• to persuade

• to inform

• to entertain

Only small insects live on the forest floor.

• True

• False

Epiphytes are air plants that grow on tree trunks and get water and food from the air.

• True

• False

The oldest Sitka Spruce trees in a temperate rain forest can be

• 50 years old

• 100 years old

• 1,000 years old

• 1,000,000 years old

In a forest, the canopy and understory are

• layers

• life-forms

• emergent

• eerie

Identify the correct sentence:

• The forest is a place where animals lives.

• The forest are a place where animals live.

• The forest is a place where animals live.

• The forest is a place where animal live.