What does biodiversity mean?
variety of living things in an ecosystem or environment
The ants get ______ from the plants and the plants get ______ from the ants.
nutrients(food)
How do ants help epiphytes grow?
The bring nutrients from the forest floor/the help plant the seeds from the bird droppings
Some snakes ______ fangs.
have
Toucans ______ big beaks.
have
Meg wants to learn know about the _______ between plants and insects in the canopy.
relationship/interactions
What does Meg Lowman study?
She studies the canopy of the rainforest.
What are epiphytes?
"air plants" - these are plants that grow on other plants; they don't grow from the ground.
What is an ecosystem?
a community of living creatures (organisms) interacting with their physical environment?
Tropical rainforests have about __% of all of Earth's plant and animal species.
50%
Which page tells us more about Meg's personal life? 1 or 2?
2
What are some obstacles in reaching the rainforest canopy?
height (gravity), ants, thorns, rotting trunks
Only about 6% of the Earth's land _____ covered in rainforests.
is
Rainforests are a ______ source of food, medicine, wood, water and many other materials.
priceless/vital/important
What specific type of ant is this?
leafcutter ant
The rainforest ____ a lot of bugs.
has
This plant collects water like a mini pond in the canopy.
the bromeliad