Rainforest Structure Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• canopy : beneath the emergent layer is the _ , a deep layer of vegetation roughly six meters (20 feet) thick.
• photosynthesis : producers, such as trees in borneo's thick tropical rainforest, use _ to convert solar energy (sunlight) and carbon dioxide into essential nutrients.
• forest floor : the _ _ is the darkest of all rainforest layers, making it extremely difficult for plants to grow.
• animals : with so much food available, more _ live in the canopy than any other layer in the rainforest.
• bats : _ are the most diverse mammal species in most tropical rainforests, and they regularly fly throughout the emergent, canopy, and understory layers.
• antarctica : rainforests thrive on every continent except _ .
• understory : located several meters below the canopy, the _ is an even darker, stiller, and more humid environment.
• climate : rainforests help regulate our _ and provide us with everyday products.
• emergent layer : the top layer of the rainforest is the _ _ .
• ecosystems : rainforests are earth’s oldest living _ , with some surviving in their present form for at least 70 million years.
• rainforest : a _ is an area of tall, mostly evergreen trees and a high amount of rainfall.