My class is studying the
rainforest. There are many unique plants, animals, and geographical features
associated with the rainforest. On this site you will find
most everything we are learning
about the rainforest.
There are 4 layers of the rainforest.
“Forest floor understory, canopy, and the emergent layer. Some of the animals
in this layer are taruntul's, and scorpion's. Some of the understory
animals are butterflies.Some of the canpopy animals are spider monkeys,and
parakeets.Some of the emergent layer animals areeagles and parrots.
Forest Floor— The forest floor
is the lowest level of the rain forest. A few of the plants that
grown on this floor are. These plants do not need much light. This
level of the rain forest does not get much light because it is covered
by the brush and the trees.
Understory— is the 2nd lowest
layer of the rainforest. A few animals in this layer are leopards and jaguars.
This layer still does not get much sunlight.
Canopy— Is the 3rd
highest layer of the rainforest. Some of the animals in this layer are
the Harpy Eagle, and the Tree eyed frog. This layer gets the 2nd most amount
of sunlight.
Emergent layer— this layer is the highest layer of the rainforest. This layer gets the most sunlight. There are eagles and other birds in this layer.
OTHER INTERESTING RAINFOREST LINKS
created by Ben
May, 2006