Animals
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How did the Rainforest get its name?
Because it rains almost every single day.
I am the bottom layer of the Rainforest
What is the forest floor?
What is an herbivore?
Describe what the temperature is like in the Rainforest.
Warm/hot, humid, muggy, rainy, misty
This animals has brightly colored skin that doesn't need camouflage because its skin is poisonous.
What is a Poison Dart Frog?
This is the invisible line on Earth that the Rainforests are close to.
What is the equator?
I am the layer above the forest floor.
What is the understory?
True or False. About 25% of medicines come from Rainforest plants
True
True or False. Rainforests produce about 40% of the worlds oxygen.
True
This animal has a brightly colored beak that is 10 inches long.
What is a Toucan?
Why is the forest floor not so sunny?
The canopy shades the ground; it is on the very bottom of the rainforest
I am the layer above the understory.
What is the canopy?
Why is the Rainforest very green?
Because there are many plants; the rain helps the plants stay healthy and grow
What does nocturnal mean?
An animal that sleeps during the day and stays up at night.
What is the biggest Rainforest in South America called?
The Amazon Rainforest
I am the upper most layer in the rainforest. Only a few very tall trees reach this layer.
What is the emergent layer?
The very bottom of the rainforest is covered with what?
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Rainforests are important to humans because _______.
They provide shelter, medicines, water, oxygen, and minerals.
This animal lives on the island of Madagascar and is known for its ruffled sideburns.
What is a lemur?
Do people live in the Rainforest and what are they called?
Yes, Indigenous People
I am an Anteater. Which layer do I live in?
What is the forest floor?
I am the biggest tree in the Rainforest.
What is the Kapok Tree?
The cutting down of large areas of trees is called
What is deforestation?