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Rainforest Potpourri

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Introduction:
"Rainforests are among the most publicized endangered environments, but this isn't about that--it's just a few apolitical questions about this interesting feature of our planet."


1. Where is the northernmost rainforest in the world?
    China
    Alaska
    Northern Africa
    Indonesia


2. In one common classification system, there are four "layers" comprising tropical rainforests. Which of these is home to the greatest number of species (including plants, insects and animals)?
    Floor layer
    Understory layer
    Canopy layer
    Emergent layer


3. Which US National Forest is a rainforest?
    Columbia River National Forest
    Choctawhatchee National Forest
    Deschutes National Forest
    Tongass National Forest


4. Rainforests contain a high number of plants that contain substances classified as "alkaloids". What are they?
    Plants that contain nitrogenous substances that are useful in making medicines
    Plants that could be developed into commercial food crops in the rainforest climate
    Plants with exotic and showy flowers, orchids and epiphytes for example
    Plants that hold water and help to maintain the high humidity needed for the rainforest to flourish


5. Of all the rainforest regions in the world, which are thought to have been in existence the longest?
    The Southeast Asian rainforests
    The South American rainforests
    The North American rainforests
    The African rainforests


6. Which rainforest is the most diverse in terms of climate?
    The Amazon rainforest in South America
    The African rainforest in Cameroon
    The Asian rainforest in Indonesia
    The Australian rainforest in Queensland


7. Which of the world's rainforests covers the most area?
    Australian
    Amazon
    African
    Asian


8. What conditions are the determinants of whether an area is classified as a rainforest or not?
    Average daily humidity and soil water retention figures
    Annual rainfall amounts only
    Annual rainfall amounts and average temperature.
    Average temperature, annual rainfall, and average humidity all factor in.


9. Of the following, which does NOT grow in a tropical rainforest?
    apples
    yams
    cinnamon
    lemons


10. It's easy to forget that rainforests are home to people, not just plants and animals. What tribe lives in rainforests of South America?
    the Pygmies
    the Inuits
    the Huli
    the Yanomami


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