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Rainforest Crossword

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Across 4. top layer of vegatation 6. this plant can grow to be 150 feet or more 7. moist, hot biome 8. a type of frog that lives in the rainforest 9. vines and small trees grow here

Down 1. years the rainforest may have been there 2. bottom layer, wet leaves 3. a rainforest in Brazil 4. effort to preserve the rainforest 5. soil quality

Rainforest Quiz

1. How many meters of rain does the rainforest get each year?

    a)100 b) 40 c) 2-10 d) 68

 

2. True or false: One football field size area of rainforest is cut down each day.

    A) True b) false

3. The rainforest may be able to help cure________.

    A) alcoholism b) cancer c) scoliosis d) whooping cough

4. The trees in the rainforest can reach heights of ______ft.

    A) 40ft b)450 ft c) 250ft d) 29 ft

5. One mineral that is needed for plants to grow is_________

    A) calcium b)phosphorous c) magnesium d) all of the above

6. One animal’s beak that has adapted to the struggle of finding food in the rainforest?

    A) toucan b) platypus c) duck d) parrot

7. The top layer of plants is called the ______ and is home to many types of birds.

    A) atmosphere b) under story c) canopy d) none of the above

8. The rainforest has an average temperature of about___ degrees Celcius.

    A) 72 b) 22.5 c) 98.6 d) 23

9. Bacteria and microorganisms thrive on which layer?

    A) canopy b) under story c) floor d) There are no bacteria and

    Microorganisms

10. There are over ______ species of animals living in just one acre of rainforest!

    A) 15,000 b) 600,000 c) 34,000 d) 5,000

 

 

 

Answer Key

1.C 6.A

2.B 7.C

3.B 8.B

4.C 9.C

5.D 10.A