Rainforest Layers

Question 1

A curious bird flies upward through a rainforest. Which group of four statements correctly describes each layer from the bottom to the top?

Accepted Answer

The forest floor is dark and damp where leaves rot; the understory is shady with many small trees and shrubs; the canopy is a dense layer of treetop leaves that makes a roof; the emergent layer has the tallest trees that reach the bright sunlight.

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The forest floor is sunny and dry; the understory is bright with many flowers; the canopy is a thin layer of vines; the emergent layer has only tiny saplings.

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The forest floor has the tallest trees; the understory is a thick roof of leaves; the canopy is dark and damp; the emergent layer is full of small shrubs.

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The emergent layer is a dense roof of leaves; the canopy is made of the tallest trees that reach bright sunlight; the understory is dark and damp; the forest floor is filled with small shrubs.

Question 2

Which sentence correctly describes a key feature of the forest floor in a rainforest?

Accepted Answer

It is dark and damp, covered with dead leaves that are breaking down.

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It is a thick roof of treetops where many animals live.

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It is made of the tallest trees that poke above the other layers.

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It is filled with small trees and shrubs that grow in the shade.

Question 3

Which list shows the rainforest layers in the right order from the ground up?

Accepted Answer

forest floor, understory, canopy, emergent

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forest floor, canopy, understory, emergent

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emergent, canopy, understory, forest floor

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forest floor, understory, emergent, canopy

Try three questions

A curious bird flies upward through a rainforest. Which group of four statements correctly describes each layer from the bottom to the top?

Which sentence correctly describes a key feature of the forest floor in a rainforest?

Which list shows the rainforest layers in the right order from the ground up?

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