Unit 1 Week 6 - Rainforest Vocabulary and Spelling

Fill in the blank: A community of plants, animals, and other living things that interact with each other and their environment to survive is called an __________.

• ecosystem

• biosphere

• habitat

• population

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RI.3.4

Fill in the blank: The top layer of trees in a forest is known as the __________.

• canopy

• understory

• forest floor

• shrub layer

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.3.4

Fill in the blank: The bottom layer of a forest is called the __________.

• forest floor

• canopy

• understory

• emergent layer

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RI.3.4

Fill in the blank: The layer of a forest just below the canopy is the __________.

• understory

• forest floor

• emergent layer

• canopy

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RI.3.4

Fill in the blank: The very top of the tallest trees in a forest is referred to as the __________.

• canopy

• trunk

• roots

• understory

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RI.3.4

What is the meaning of the word 'ecosystem'?

• A community of interacting organisms and their physical environment.

• A single organism living in isolation.

• A type of weather pattern.

• A technological network.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RI.3.4

What is the meaning of the word 'canopy'?

• A type of fabric

• A covering formed by the leafy upper branches of trees

• A type of animal

• A type of building

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.4

The term 'forest floor' refers to which part of a forest?

• The upper canopy of trees

• The ground layer covered with leaves and soil

• The middle layer of shrubs

• The area where animals build nests

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RI.3.4

The meaning of the word 'understory' is:

• A type of story told under a tree

• The layer of vegetation beneath the main canopy of a forest

• A hidden narrative in a book

• A story about underground creatures

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.4

What is the meaning of the word 'emergent'?

• A. Developing or coming into existence

• B. Fully grown or developed

• C. Hidden or concealed

• D. Declining or diminishing

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.4