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Rainforest Vocabulary

Rainforest Vocabulary. By: Joanna Nylin Sources : http://www.thefreedictionary.com/ http://www.srl.caltech.edu/personnel/krubal/rainforest/Edit560s6/www/whlayers.html . Canopy. The uppermost layer in a forest, formed by the crowns of the trees. Thrive. To grow strongly and vigorously.

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Rainforest Vocabulary

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  1. Rainforest Vocabulary By: Joanna Nylin Sources: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/ http://www.srl.caltech.edu/personnel/krubal/rainforest/Edit560s6/www/whlayers.html

  2. Canopy • The uppermost layer in a forest, formed by the crowns of the trees

  3. Thrive • To grow strongly and vigorously

  4. Emergent • The tallest trees in the rainforest

  5. Inhabit • To live in

  6. Forest • A dense growth of trees, plants, and underbrush covering a large area • So why do you think we call it the rain forest?

  7. Environment • The external surroundings in which a plant or animal lives • So what is your environment?

  8. Tropic • Hot and humid

  9. Humid • Containing a high amount of water or water vapor; moist or damp

  10. Damp • Moisture in the air

  11. Habitat • The environment in which an animal or plant normally lives or grows • What word did we learn that seems similar to habitat?

  12. Review

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