Flora
Big plants. They have a trunk, branches, and leaves. Monkeys and birds live in them.
Trees
An intelligent hairy animal with hands, feet, and a tail. They eat bananas. They live in the trees.
Monkey
Water falls out of the cloudy and people use umbrellas. What is the weather called?
Rainy
Our class ___ an educational trip.
had
Killing wild animals for food or sport. Some people use guns or traps. It is illegal in Costa Rica.
Hunting
A colorful, bright part of a plant. Butterflies and bees eat their nectar.
Flowers
A colorful bird with a long beak.
Toucan
Dark, grey weather that covers the sun.
Cloudy
The emergent layer ___ the highest layer.
The cutting down of trees in a forest.
Deforestation
The green parts of a plant or tree. They help the plant make food using sunlight. They are usually flat and grow on branches or stems.
Leaves
A large jungle cat with yellow and black fur.
Jaguar
Hot weather that causes transpiration.
Warm
We ___ monkeys in the canopy.
saw
Dirty air, water, or land caused by people.
Pollution
Fungi are organisms that include mushrooms and mold. They are not plants. Some grow on trees, in soil, or on dead organic material. They help decompose natural materials.
Fungi
A small brown or green animal. It jumps and eats insects.
Frog
A clear, open sky with bright, direct sunlight.
Sunny
Did you go to the rainforest_
?
People visiting different places. This can cause pollution.
Tourism
Vines are plants with long, flexible stems. They can climb trees, walls, or other structures.
Vines
A beautiful insect with large wings. It eats flower nectar.
Butterfly
Warm, hot, wet weather with a lot of water vapor.
Humid
We saw fungi on the forest floor_
We saw fungi on the forest floor.
The excessive building of houses, schools, or roads in an area. The opposite of rural.
Urbanization