One way seeds travel
wind
An animal that is hunted by a predator
Prey
Part of the food chain: An animal that has no predators
predator
One way seeds travel to a new place
by water
Cutting down a lot of trees in a forest
Deforestation
The top layer of the rainforest. It’s above the canopy layer.
Emergent Layer or Sunlit Zone
The climate of the US and Europe
Temperate Climate
A forest that has a lot of rain and many kinds of plants and animals.
Rainforest
A small part of a plant that grows into a new plant
Seed
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 animal that hunts the prey
Predator
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
An imaginary circle around the earth. It’s where we find the rainforests of the world.
Equator