Rainforest/Deforestation

What is the emergent layer?

• The tops of the highest trees

• The bottom of the forest

• The middle of the forest

• The end of the forest

In which layer are most of the rainforest species found?

• Understory

• Forest floor

• Canopy layer

• Emergent layer

Where do small trees grow in low light conditions?

• Emergent layer

• Canopy layer

• Understory

• Ground floor

Where are the rainforests LARGEST animals found?

• Up the top of the trees

• In the branches

• On the forest floor/Ground level

• At Starbucks

What percentage of sunlight falls on the forest floor?

• 2%

• 10%

• 15%

• 20%

About what percent of sunlight falls on the canopy layer?

• 2%

• 30%

• 50%

• 99%

Which two of these best describe the conditions in the emergent layer?

• Hot and dry

• Windy and exposed

• Dark and dim

• Still, always calm, never gets rain