Layers of the Amazon Rainforest
Uppermost layer of the rainforest, blocks sunlight from reaching the bottom
What is the canopy layer?
The many species of plants, animals, and microorganisms.
What is biodiversity?
The Amazon rainforest covers nearly half of its total area (a country).
The layer where moss mostly lives
What is the understory?
Name of Ms Lytle's dog
What is Franny/Fran/Frances?
Bottom layer of the rainforest, characterized by large leaves
What is the forest floor?
Lush woodland with tall, broad-leaved trees forming a dense overhead canopy
What is a tropical rainforest?
The Amazon is a tropical rainforest because it is near this imaginary line.
What is the equator?
The layer where red-footed tortoises mostly live
What is the forest floor?
Ms. Lytle's favorite color
What is orange?
Layer of the rainforest below the canopy, where moss mostly lives
What is the understory?
Term referring to animal life in the rainforest
What is fauna?
The continent that the Amazon Rainforest is located in.
What is South America?
The layer where pink dolphins mostly live
What is the riverbed?
The state where Ms. Lytle was born (and where she grew up).
What is California
Highest layer of the rainforest, home to harpy eagles
What is the emergent layer?
Term referring to plant life in the rainforest
What is flora?
The largest (in width and volume) river in the world.
What is the Amazon River?
The layer where harpy eagles mostly live
What is emergent?
Ms. Lytle's favorite musical artist
Who is Taylor Swift?
The lowest layer where water animals (fish, dolphins, etc) live
What is the riverbed?
Large-scale clearing of trees by humans
What is deforestation?
Two weather characteristics of tropical rainforests
What are high temperatures and lots of rain?
The layer that blocks out most of the sun.
What is the canopy layer?
The name of her baby niece and the love of her life.
Who is Ajuna?