Rainforest Test Study guide
1. What is the name of and where is the rainforest we are trying to save this year located?
Atlantic Forest in Brazil, South America
2. What are the four layers of the rainforest?
Forest floor, understory, canopy, and emergent layer
3. In just a few acres of the Atlantic Forest you could find twice the number of tree species found in the entire eastern United States.
4. The poison dart or arrow frog’s venom is used to poison the tips of the native people’s arrows used for hunting.
5. Brazil has over 2,000 types of butterflies compared to the United States 763 different types.
6. A shark’s skeleton is made up of cartilage.
7. A sea turtle is known for being a biological nutrient transporter.
8. Ben Franklin wanted a turkey to be our national bird. Thank goodness it was the bald eagle instead.
9. If a white tail deer is poorly nourished his antlers will not be well developed.
10. The marking of a zebra is unique. No two zebra’s have the same exact stripes.
11. The cougar population has been reduced to about 60 in the state of Florida.
12. Monkeys on the ground have shorter tails than those who live in trees.
13. Frogs can launch themselves up to 20 times their own length.
14. Gray wolves howl, growl, and bark to communicate with other
gray wolves.
15. The rattle on a rattlesnake probably evolved because of being
trampled by large mammals such as the bison.
16. The white tiger has blue eyes, a pink nose and pink footpads.
17. Dolphins use echolocation to “picture” their surroundings.
18. Puppies and Kittens need to “play” in order to shape the skills they will need to live long healthy lives.
19. The penguin is virtually predator free and is a barometer for global climate changes.
20. The black and white panda is classified as a bear.
21. The word “brasil” in Portuguese got its name from the type of wood called pau brasil.