English 8 · Unit 5: Natural resources · Cambridge Global English Stage 8

Questions

1. 📖 This question is about a text that students read in the app.

   1. What is the largest tropical rainforest in the world?

   • the Sahara
   • the Black Forest
   • the Amazon
   • the Congo
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   2. How many types of plants and animals live in tropical rainforests?

   • about 30
   • over 30 million
   • about 300
   • about 3,000
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   3. What percentage of modern medicines come from tropical forest plants?

   • 100%
   • about 1%
   • none
   • more than 25%
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   4. What is photosynthesis?

   • the process of animals breathing
   • the process by which plants make their food
   • rain falling
   • a type of medicine
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   5. Where do plants get energy from?

   • sunlight
   • the soil
   • animals
   • the moon
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   6. How do plants take in carbon dioxide?

   • through flowers only
   • through their roots
   • through their leaves
   • they don't
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   7. How do plants take up water?

   • through their roots
   • through flowers
   • through the air
   • through their leaves only
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   8. What do plants make from water and carbon dioxide?

   • protein
   • oil
   • salt
   • glucose
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   9. What do plants release during photosynthesis?

   • oxygen
   • carbon dioxide
   • smoke
   • nitrogen
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    10. Does photosynthesis take place in the dark?

    • Yes
    • No
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    11. Why are rainforests called "the lungs of the Earth"?

    • They are full of air pockets.
    • They take in carbon dioxide and release oxygen.
    • They breathe fire.
    • They are shaped like lungs.
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