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Layers of Life: There are four layers of life in a tropical rain forest. Each layer provides a good home to the plants and animals that live there. (RAIN FOREST MATTERS).(Brief Article)
A rain forest is like a tall apartment building, with many different plants and animals living on different floors. Some animals that live high up never set foot on the forest floor.
Some animals move freely between layers. Look at the lists of some rain forest animals. Write their names in the level where they live. Draw their pictures also, if you wish.
Emergent Layer
Some rain forest trees grow higher than all the rest. They emerge from, or break out of, the canopy below.
Canopy
The branches and leaves of large rain forest trees receive direct sunlight. They spread out to form a canopy, or cover, over the rain forest.
Understory
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...also educational. We chose the rain forest for our theme. Step one was to...filling in the sky, trees, and rain forest floor first. Throughout the painting process, students referred to the rain forest books for information so that...
Source: HighBeam Research, Layers of Life: There are four layers of life in a tropical rain...