The top layer of the earth where plants grow
soil
One layer of the rainforest. It is dark and has short trees.
Understory
The process of plants making their own food
photosynthesis
The animal that hunts the prey
Predator
A forest that has a lot of rain and many kinds of plants and animals.
Rainforest
An animal that is hunted by a predator
Prey
Cutting down a lot of trees in a forest
Deforestation
A small part of a plant that grows into a new plant
Seed
Part of the air we breathe; plants and trees make this
Oxygen
The top layer of the rainforest. It’s above the canopy layer.
Emergent Layer or Sunlit Zone
An imaginary circle around the earth. It’s where we find the rainforests of the world.
Equator
The layer that has a lot of branches and leaves. It's the layer with the most food.
Canopy