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Tropical rainforests
Try this 10-question GCSE quiz to see how much you know about tropical rainforests, their distribution and structure, how plants and animals are adapted to living there and rainforest biodiversity.
If you haven't already done it, work through the ‘Investigating tropical rainforests’ unit to find out more. Or look at it again to help fill in any gaps in your knowledge.
HIGH SCORES
| Rank | Name | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | EFA | 20 |
| 2nd | COO | 20 |
| 3rd | EFA | 20 |
| 4th | LA. | 20 |
| 5th | TST | 20 |
| 6th | ERI | 20 |
| 7th | HCc | 20 |
| 8th | Nga | 20 |
| 9th | mmc | 20 |
| 10th | DNM | 20 |
QUIZZES // Tropical rainforests
Q1. Rainforests are an example of a biome. What is a biome?
People dispersed over a large space
Large naturally occurring community of plants and animals
A plant’s way of cooling down
A large variety of plants and animals in a particular habitat
Q2. Tropical rainforests are found between the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn. What latitudes are these found at?
23.5° North and South
25.3° North and South
13.5° North and South
35.2° North and South
Q3. Rainforests usually experience high levels of rainfall per year and high temperatures, making them very humid. What does humid mean?
Regulating the climate
A plant’s way of cooling down
Water in the air
The natural home or environment of a plant, animal or organism
Q4. Which one is not a rainforest layer?
Emergent layer
Forest floor
Canopy layer
Emigrating layer
Q5. Which rainforest layer has the highest trees and is referred to as ‘umbrella-like’?
Emergent layer
Canopy layer
Understorey layer
Forest floor
Q6. Which rainforest layer has around 2% of sunlight?
Emergent layer
Canopy layer
Understorey layer
Forest floor
Q7. Which rainforest layer is dark and humid, and is an ideal habitat for snakes, lizards, jaguars and leopards?
Emergent layer
Canopy layer
Understorey layer
Forest floor
Q8. Which rainforest layer protects the layers underneath it from extreme rainfall?
Emergent layer
Canopy layer
Understorey layer
Forest floor
Q9. Rainforests contribute to the earth’s climate and global resources. Carbon removal and storage is common here. What is the geographic term for this process?
Equestrian
Requisition
Transpiration
Sequestration
Q10. Globally, rainforests regulate the temperature and weather patterns across the world. What can rainforests contribute locally?
Locally, rainforests maintain irregular storms
Locally, rainforests maintain regular rainfall and prevent floods or droughts
Locally, rainforests can prevent monsoon seasons
Locally, rainforests can cause desertification
Finished!
You scored this time. The more correct answers you give, and the fewer incorrect answers you guess, the better your score.
