Structure Of A Tropical Rainforest

Question 1

State characteristics of the emergent layer.

Answer 1

• The top layer of the rainforest.
• Trees as tall as 60 metres.
• The tree trunk has few leaves, but in the tree tops the
leaves spread out to catch the sun for photosynthesis

Question 2

State characteristics of the canopy layer

Answer 2

• A deep layer of vegetation, 6 metres thick – forming a roof over
forest.
• The canopy blocks winds, rainfall, and sunlight, creating ahumid,
still, and dark environment below.

Question 3

State characteristics of the under canopy

Answer 3

• Darker and more humid environment.

Question 4

State characteristics of the forest floor

Answer 4

This area get less than 2% of the sunlight. Very little
grows here except plants adapted to very low light. Leaves
/ branches that fall from above will also lie here and
decompose quickly releasing nutrients that the trees use to
grow.

Question 5

What is the highest layer called

Answer 5

Emergent layer

Question 6

What animals live in the canopy

Answer 6

Spider monkeys

Lemurs

Tree-kangaroo

Emerald tree boa

Question 7

What is the bottom layer called

Answer 7

Forest floor

Question 8

What animals live in the forest floor

Answer 8

jaguars, elephants, tapirs, tigers, bears, armadillos, gorillas and okapis.

Question 9

What is the second tallest layer called

Answer 9

Canopy

Question 10

What animals live in the emergent layer

Answer 10

Squirrel monkey

Morpho

Sloths

Question 11

What is the second lowest layer called

Answer 11

Under canopy

Question 12

what animals live in the under canopy

Answer 12

Sloths

Poison dart frog

Spider monkey

Emerald tree boa