Rainforest Structure Crossword Puzzle
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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.
