Rain Forest Vocab.
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each of the black spaces below before clicking
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| Decomposers | Organisms which break down dead organic matter.
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| Deforestation | The process of clearing an area of trees and other vegetation.
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| Climate | A region with specific weather conditions.
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| Endangered | A plant or animal species that is close to becoming extinct.
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| Threatened | Species of plants and animals that are likely to become endangered in the near future.
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| Emergent layer | The top layer or "roof" of the rain forest and has full sun.
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| Canopy | The 2nd highest layer of the rain forest. It has medium sized trees and lets little light pass through.
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| Understory | The layer of vegetation in a forest below the canopy but above the ground and has filtered light.
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| Forest floor | The darkest and wettest part of the rain forest.
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| Temperate | Places where it is neither very hot nor very cold. Usually with warm summers and cool winters.
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| Tropical | Around the middle of the world in the region called the Tropics, where it is very warm all year.
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| Epiphytes | These plants grow along the branches of a tree.
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| Liana | A thick, woody vine that grows up trees and acts as ladders for animals to climb.
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| Leaf litter | Decayed leaves.
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