An imaginary circle around the earth. It’s where we find the rainforests of the world.
Equator
A forest that has a lot of rain and many kinds of plants and animals.
Rainforest
Cutting down a lot of trees in a forest
Deforestation
One layer of the rainforest. It is dark and has short trees.
Understory
The layer that has a lot of branches and leaves. It's the layer with the most food.
Canopy
The top layer of the rainforest. It’s above the canopy layer.
Emergent Layer or Sunlit Zone
A small part of a plant that grows into a new plant
Seed
The top layer of the earth where plants grow
soil
Part of the air we breathe; plants and trees make this
Oxygen
The process of plants making their own food
photosynthesis
One way seeds travel
wind
One way seeds travel to a new place
by water
Part of the food chain: An animal that has no predators
predator
An animal that is hunted by a predator
Prey
The animal that hunts the prey
Predator
