Layers of the Amazon Rainforest
The layer of the rainforest that blocks sunlight from reaching the bottom
What is the canopy layer?
Term referring to animal life in the rainforest
What is fauna?
The Amazon rainforest covers nearly half of its total area (a country).
Where is Brazil?
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?
Term referring to plant life in the rainforest
What is flora?
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?
Name of Ms. Lytle's cat
What is Dexter?
Layer of the rainforest below the canopy, that is mostly tree trunks
What is the understory?
The many species of plants, animals, and microorganisms.
What is biodiversity?
The continent that the Amazon Rainforest is located in.
Where 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
The highest layer of the rainforest
What is the emergent layer?
Lush woodland with tall, broad-leaved trees forming a dense overhead canopy
What is a tropical rainforest?
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 where uakari and sloths mostly live (climbers)
What is the canopy layer?
The name of her baby niece and the love of her life.
Who is Ajuna?