Rainforest Layers
This layer is at the very top of the rainforest and gets the most sunlight.
What is the emergent layer?
This brightly colored bird is known for its large, curved beak.
What is a toucan?
This plant grows up trees and has brightly colored flowers that attract hummingbirds.
What is a bromeliad?
The rainforest is very wet because it gets a lot of this.
What is rain?
This continent is home to the Amazon Rainforest, the largest rainforest in the world.
What is South America?
This layer is home to most of the rainforest animals and has many trees and leaves.
What is the canopy?
This big cat, with spots on its fur, is the largest predator in the rainforest.
What is a jaguar?
These giant plants in the rainforest can grow very tall and provide homes for animals.
What are trees?
This word describes the rainforest’s hot and wet climate.
What is tropical?
Rainforests produce most of the world’s supply of this gas, which we breathe.
What is oxygen?
This darker layer under the canopy is where small plants and vines grow.
What is the understory?
This slow-moving animal lives in the trees and grows algae on its fur.
What is a sloth?
This type of tree produces the beans used to make chocolate.
What is a cacao tree?
Rainforests are located near this imaginary line that circles the middle of the Earth.
What is the equator?
This tiny insect spreads diseases like malaria in the rainforest.
What is mosquito?
This layer is the ground level of the rainforest, where it's dark and damp.
What is the forest floor?
This tiny insect, known for its teamwork, can build huge nests and bite.
What is an ant?
These climbing plants wrap around trees to reach sunlight.
What are vines?
The rainforest stays warm because it doesn’t have this cold time of year.
What is winter?
These colorful flowers found in the rainforest attract butterflies and hummingbirds.
What are orchids?
This layer connects trees from the canopy to the forest floor and supports vines and climbing plants.
What is the understory?
This loud amphibian makes croaking sounds and lives in the rainforest.
What is a tree frog?
This plant grows large leaves to collect rainwater in the understory.
What is a banana plant?
The high amount of rain and sunlight helps these grow all year long.
What are plants?
Scientists call rainforests the "lungs of the Earth" because they produce this.
What is oxygen?