Rainforest Flashcards

to have an effect on; to cause a change

• affect

• canopy

• species

• understory

a river in South America that flows through Peru and Brazil and into the Atlantic Ocean

• tropical

• habitat

• Amazon

• species

The part of a forest where the tops of trees form a thick layer of leaves

• rainforest

• climate

• understory

• canopy

an invisible gas that is formed by the chemical breakdown or burning of organic substances such as fossil fuels

• steamy

• Carbon Dioxide

• emergent layer

• tropical

the weather conditions in an area over a long period of time

• steamy

• tropical

• climate

• canopy

the topmost layer of plants in a forest, including the tallest trees

• emergent layer

• understory

• affect

• Amazon

the natural environment of a plant or animal

• rainforest

• habitat

• affect

• species

a dense forest, usually in a tropical area, that receives a lot of rain and contains diverse animal and plant life

• rainforest

• climate

• species

• steamy

a group of living things that are physically similar and can reproduce

• climate

• Amazon

• habitat

• species

hot with a lot of water in the air

• rainforest

• steamy

• affect

• tropical