Rainforest Facts
The Amazon
Animals
Plant + Animal Adaptations
100
What is a rainforest?
A tall, dense forest that receives lots of rain every year
100
True or False:
The Amazon Rainforest is located in the United States.
FALSE!
The Amazon is located in South American countries like Brazil, Peru, and Columbia.
100
True or False:
The scarlet macaw bird lives on the forest floor.
FALSE!
The scarlet macaw flies in the emergent layer. (The top layer)
100
What is an adaptation?
Any trait that helps a living thing, such as a plant or animal, survive and continue to grow in its environment.
200
True or False:
Rainforests are usually warm and wet.
TRUE!
There are some temperate rainforests on our planet, but most rainforests, like the Amazon, are hot, damp, and tropical!
200
True or False:
There are SIX tree layers in the rainforest.
FALSE!
There are only 4!
200
True or False:
The jaguar lives in the emergent layer.
FALSE!
The jaguar lives in the understory! (Closer to the bottom.)
200
Name one example of a plant or animal adaptation.
Nice example!
300
Why is it important to protect rainforests?
They are home to many important plants and animals.
Their trees regulate our Earth's temperature.
Their trees give us oxygen!
300
Name one of the layers of the rainforest.
Emergent, Canopy, Understory, Forest Floor
300
What kind of monkey makes the loud, screeching scream that you can hear from miles away?
The howler monkey! The noisiest of them all!
300
How did the Andean bear adapt to its environment in the video we watched?
The Andean bear used its great, large claws to climb trees and get food.
400
True or False:
There is only one rainforest in the world.
FALSE!
There are 10!
400
Name the special kind of tree that exists in rainforests.
The KAPOK tree!
400
Name one animal that lives in the emergent OR canopy layer.
emerald tree boa, green iguana, toco toucan, scarlet macaw, capuchin monkey, howler monkey, morpho butterfly, harpy eagle...
400
How did the jungle plant adapt to its environment to survive in the video we watched?
The jungle plant wrapped itself around tree trunks, allowing it to grow upward and reach the sun.
