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Rainforest Vocabulary

Delve into the lush rainforest vocabulary with definitions and insights on its various layers, inhabitants, and environment. Learn about the canopy, emergent trees, thriving plants, and more while discovering the tropical and humid habitats that make these ecosystems unique.

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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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