Ecosystem/Tropical Rainforest-Unit 1 lesson 1

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Ecosystem

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All the living and nonliving things that interact in an area. Example: air, trees, soil, animals.

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Organism

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Any living thing.

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Tropical Rainforest Layers

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Forest floor, Understory, Canopy, Emergent layer.

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Forest Floor

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Bottom layer of the rainforest, very dark and cool.

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Understory

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Layer where mammals live, plant leaves are bigger and catch sunlight.

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Canopy

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Contains most of the rainforest life.

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Emergent Layer

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Top layer, home to insects, parrots, and butterflies. Tops of the tallest trees that produce leaves only at the top.

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Ecologists

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Scientists that study ecosystems and teach others about them.

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Pond Animals

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Depend on plants and other animals for food, shelter, and protection.

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Living Thing

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Anything that can grow, use energy, and reproduce.