Layers of the Rainforest

From the tops of trees to the forest floor, tropical rainforests are full of life!
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Lesson Resources

Teaching Information

Standards

Life Science:

Habitats are varied and can change over time.

 

Living organisms are interdependent with their living and nonliving surroundings.

Key Words

canopy

 

dense

 

emergent layer

 

equator

 

forest floor

 

rainforest

 

understory