IEE102 - Tropical Rainforest - Key Terms

(a)   is a thick and luxuriant evergreen forest found in areas with high rainfall and high temperatures throughout the year.

(a)   is used to describe trees that do not shed all their leaves at the same time; instead, these trees continuously grow new leaves to replace older ones that die and fall.

(a)   is the rainforest layer where trees emerge from the canopy below and grow up to 50 meters tall.

(a)   is a cover formed by the crowns of tall trees in a forest; in a rainforest, this occurs at a height of 20 to 30 meters.

(a)   is the rainforest layer where trees grow up to 20 meters tall; in this layer, much of the sunlight is blocked by the canopy.

(a)   are leaves that have narrow, downward-pointing tips to allow water to run off easily.

(a)   are roots that grow from 1 to 5 meters above the ground to support the heavy weight of the trees.