About the Rain Forest
How many layers are in the rain forest?
4
Poison arrow frogs come in ____________ colors. This is to warn predators.
bright
The rain forest is the world's natural ______________. (where you get medicine).
pharmacy
Are people of the rain forest in danger of extinction?
Yes
The soil of the rainforest is full of nutrients. True or False
What is the top layer of the rain forest?
Canopy
A beetle bug that grows to be five inches long is called the ______________.
Hercules beetle
How much of our medicine we use today comes from the rainforest? less than half or more than half
More than half - 2/3rds
The Pygmies of Arica are very _________people.
short
Where are the nutrients found in the rain forest?
Trees
The tropical rain forest contains almost __________ of the plants and animals.
half
fruit bats, silver haired bats, brown bats, free tailed bats and vampire bats
Chemicals found in the Madagascar periwinkle cure about 80 percent of the cases of _________________.
leukemia (cancer)
The people of the rainforest sell their surplus ______ and ____________________.
meat and honey
headaches, wounds, infections and cranky babies
The rain forest gets at least how many inches of rainfall each year?
100 inches
The emerald tree _______, is a bright green and camouflages into the leaves and trees. It is a type of snake.
boa
The Hevea brasiliensis tree gives us a natural rubber that is used to make _____________. (used to make something doctors and nurses use
Laytex
The people of the rainforest live by ___________ and fishing.
hunting
The __________ River is so big that 20 percent of the world's fresh water flows through it each day.
Amazon
The tallest trees in the rainforest, above the canopy are called the
emergents
Plants and animals live in the rainforest by maintaining a _________________ relationship. This means they each provide things for the other to survive.
symbiotic
vanilla an ingredient in chewing gum, spices
Indigenous means ____________. (hint- from that area)
Native
The average temperature in the rainforest is
75-95 degree F