Rainforest Ecosystems
Explore the layers, biodiversity, and importance of rainforest ecosystems with this Grade 6 science worksheet.
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Some questions may require you to refer to the image provided.
1. Which layer of the rainforest receives the most sunlight?
Forest Floor
Understory
Canopy
Emergent Layer
2. What is a primary reason why rainforests are important for the global climate?
They produce a lot of fruit.
They absorb carbon dioxide and release oxygen.
They are home to many human populations.
They provide beautiful scenery.
3. The Amazon Rainforest is located in .
4. The variety of life in a rainforest is known as .
5. Name two animals that live in the rainforest and describe one adaptation each has for living there.
6. Use the diagram below to answer the following questions.
7. The forest floor receives very little sunlight.
True
False
8. Most rainforest animals live on the forest floor.
True
False
Match each term on the left with its definition on the right.
9. Deforestation
a. The uppermost layer of trees in a rainforest.
10. Canopy
b. The clearing of forests for other land uses.
11. Biodiversity
c. The variety of plant and animal life in a habitat.
12. Explain the impact of deforestation on rainforest ecosystems and the global environment.
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