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What do botanists study? |
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a) plants
b) animals
c) the environment
d) marine life
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Nepal is home to the world's tallest mountain. Which mountain? |
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a) Mount Kilimanjaro
b) Mount Everest
c) Mount McKinley
d) Mount Rainier
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Eve Nilson spent last summer studying frogs in the Mata Atlantica. Where is Mata Atlantica? |
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a) Brazil
b) the United States
c) Paraguay
d) Costa Rica
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Frogs are nocturnal. What does nocturnal mean? |
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a) mostly active during the day
b) mostly active in the rain
c) mostly active in hot temperatures
d) mostly active at night
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Every 10 seconds, how many acres of rain forest are destroyed? |
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Many of today's medicines come from which of these rain-forest features? |
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a) plants
b) animals
c) rain
d) soil
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Which of the following has NOT contributed to the destruction of the rain forest? |
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a) mining
b) cattle ranching
c) fishing
d) farming
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How many acres of rain forest still exist? |
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a) 3.5 billion acres
b) 6 billion acres
c) 2.5 billion acres
d) 5 billion acres
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Tropical rain forests grow near which of the following? |
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a) North Pole
b) Atlantic Ocean
c) Equator
d) Arctic Circle
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Most of the world's rain forest is located in Latin America, Asia, and this continent. |
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a) Antarctica
b) Europe
c) Africa
d) Australia
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