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The Rainforest

Toucans, sloths, jaguars and giant leaves: real photos of the rainforest, its layers, and why it matters to the whole planet.

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The questions

  1. 1

    What is this?

    • A desert
    • A rainforest
    • A savannah
    • A tundra

    Answer: A rainforest

  2. 2

    What animal is this?

    • A crow
    • A flamingo
    • A parrot
    • A toucan

    Answer: A toucan

  3. 3

    What animal is this?

    • A bear
    • A koala
    • A monkey
    • A sloth

    Answer: A sloth

  4. 4

    What animal is this?

    • A cheetah
    • A jaguar
    • A lion
    • A tiger

    Answer: A jaguar

  5. 5

    What animal is this?

    • A fish
    • A lizard
    • A red-eyed tree frog
    • A toad

    Answer: A red-eyed tree frog

  6. 6

    What animal is this?

    • A chimpanzee
    • A gorilla
    • A howler monkey
    • A lemur

    Answer: A howler monkey

  7. 7

    What animal is this?

    • A boa constrictor
    • A cobra
    • A worm
    • An eel

    Answer: A boa constrictor

  8. 8

    What animal is this?

    • A bird
    • A blue morpho butterfly
    • A dragonfly
    • A moth

    Answer: A blue morpho butterfly

  9. 9

    What is this plant?

    • A bromeliad
    • A cactus
    • A rose
    • A tulip

    Answer: A bromeliad

  10. 10

    What is this?

    • A giant water lily
    • A lotus flower
    • A pizza
    • A pond

    Answer: A giant water lily

  11. 11

    Which is the biggest rainforest in the world?

    • Borneo
    • The Amazon
    • The Congo
    • The Sahara

    Answer: The Amazon

  12. 12

    On which continent is the Amazon rainforest?

    • Africa
    • Asia
    • Australia
    • South America

    Answer: South America

  13. 13

    Which river flows through the biggest rainforest on Earth?

    • The Amazon River
    • The Danube
    • The Mississippi
    • The Nile

    Answer: The Amazon River

  14. 14

    What do we call the thick, leafy roof of the rainforest where most animals live?

    • The canopy
    • The floor
    • The roots
    • The sky

    Answer: The canopy

  15. 15

    What do we call the bottom layer of the rainforest?

    • The canopy
    • The emergent layer
    • The forest floor
    • The roof

    Answer: The forest floor

  16. 16

    Why is it called a rainforest?

    • It has rain trees only
    • It is made of rain
    • It never rains
    • It rains almost every day

    Answer: It rains almost every day

  17. 17

    Why are rainforests called "the lungs of the Earth"?

    • Their plants make lots of oxygen
    • They are noisy
    • They are shaped like lungs
    • They breathe like people

    Answer: Their plants make lots of oxygen

  18. 18

    Which of these foods first came from rainforests?

    • Apples
    • Chocolate (cacao)
    • Potatoes
    • Wheat

    Answer: Chocolate (cacao)

  19. 19

    What is cutting down too many forests called?

    • Decoration
    • Deforestation
    • Forestry
    • Reforestation

    Answer: Deforestation

  20. 20

    Which ape lives in the rainforests of Borneo and Sumatra?

    • The baboon
    • The chimpanzee
    • The gorilla
    • The orangutan

    Answer: The orangutan

  21. 21

    What is the weather like in a rainforest?

    • Cold and dry
    • Hot and wet
    • Snowy
    • Windy and dry

    Answer: Hot and wet

  22. 22

    Which tiny animals carry leaves on their backs in the rainforest?

    • Bees
    • Leafcutter ants
    • Snails
    • Spiders

    Answer: Leafcutter ants