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Rainforests

Rainforests. Layers of the forest **All images from www.mrsgebauer.com. Layers. There are four layers in the rainforest. -forest floor -understory -canopy -emergent. Forest floor. Very little sun reaches the forest floor Humid

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Rainforests

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  1. Rainforests Layers of the forest **All images from www.mrsgebauer.com

  2. Layers • There are four layers in the rainforest. -forest floor -understory -canopy -emergent

  3. Forest floor • Very little sun reaches the forest floor • Humid • Fallen leaves and dead animals decay(rot) and give nutrients to the soil

  4. Animals on the floor Jaguar

  5. Giant Millipede

  6. Matama Turtle

  7. Scorpion

  8. Anaconda

  9. The Understory • This layer is hot, damp, and still • A lot of shrubs and young trees

  10. Animals in the Canopy Fruit Bat

  11. Boa Constrictor

  12. Tree Frog

  13. Spider Monkey

  14. The Canopy • The trees in this layer can be as high as 100 feet!! • They layer looks like a green roof for the forest • This layer protects the floor from sun and rain

  15. Animals in the Canopy Cockatoo

  16. Sloth

  17. Macaw

  18. Golden Lion

  19. Emergent Layer • Only a few trees break through to this layer. • They can be as tall as skyscapers! • They have long thin trunks.

  20. Animals in the Emergent Layer Lovebirds

  21. Blue Doctor

  22. Brown Peacock

  23. Harpy Eagle

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