Foods from the Rainforest

Science · Rainforests · ages 5-7

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What is chocolate made from?
- Sugar cane only
- Cacao beans
- Milk only
Which food comes from the rainforest?
- Banana
- Pizza
- Ice pop
Coffee berries ripen in the shade of rainforest trees.
Circle one: True False
Mia eats a banana for breakfast. Where did that banana most likely grow?
- A tropical rainforest
- A snowy mountain
- The ocean
Where do cacao beans grow before they become chocolate?
- In a candy factory
- Under the ground
- On trees in the rainforest
Which food falls from giant trees in a hard shell?
- Bananas
- Brazil nuts
- Coffee berries
Ravi eats a chocolate bar and a banana as a snack. Where did those foods most likely start out?
- In a rainforest far away
- In a desert
- In a snowy forest
Tom says coffee only comes from a factory, not a forest. What is wrong with that?
- Tom is right about coffee
- Coffee grows underground
- Coffee berries actually ripen in rainforest shade

Answer key

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Cacao beans · Chocolate starts as cacao beans that grow on rainforest trees.
Banana · Bananas grow in tropical rainforests. Pizza and ice pops are made in factories.
True · Coffee berries grow and ripen right in the rainforest.
A tropical rainforest · Bananas grow best in warm, tropical rainforests.
On trees in the rainforest · Cacao beans grow in pods on rainforest trees. Then they get made into chocolate.
Brazil nuts · Brazil nuts grow inside a hard case. It falls from tall rainforest trees.
In a rainforest far away · Chocolate and bananas both start their journey in a warm rainforest.
Coffee berries actually ripen in rainforest shade · Coffee starts as berries in the rainforest. They ripen in cool forest shade, not in a factory.