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    The Tropical

    Rainforest
    By Ms.meissy and Mr.Paul
    Tropical rainforests are among the most mysterious of all geographical
    biomes in the world. A biome is an area with very distinctive plants and
    animals that have adapted to life in that particular environment.
    Rainforests have covered large portions of the Earth for millions of
    years, and can have trees that are 1,000 years-old or more. They are
    called rainforests because they are among the wettest areas on Earth,
    receiving anywhere from 80 to 100 inches of rain a year. In most
    rainforests, the temperature ranges from 70 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit all
    year long, and the air is almost always humid. Rainforests have four
    very distinct layers of trees. The first is the emergent layer which has
    giant trees growing from 100 to 240 feet tall. These trees have
    umbrella-shaped crowns that grow high above the rest of the forest.
    They have their own distinct plant and animal life.

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    The next layer is called the canopy. These trees grow up to 130 feet
    tall, and they form a tight canopy, or covering, over the rest of the
    forest which allows very little sunlight to come down. The branches
    and trunks of these trees are covered with smaller plants and appear to
    be tied together with hundreds of vines. About 90% of all rainforest
    animals live way up high in the canopy. The third layer is the
    understory, and it's very shady. Only about 15% of the sunlight from
    the canopy falls, and it tends be very warm and humid. Trees and
    leafy plants that require little sun grow here, with the trees growing to
    about 60 ft. This layer has many smaller trees, shrubs, vines, and
    plants, but little air movement. There are many animals and insects
    living in this layer.
    The final layer of the rainforest is the forest floor. It is surprisingly dark and
    less than 2% of the sun's light reaches this area. Because the sun's rays don't
    shine on the ground, there is very little plant life on the forest floor. It is an
    area covered with fallen leaves, seeds, dead flowers, and fruits and branches
    that decompose very quickly. It also has a distinctive variety of animals and
    plants that live here.

    Rainforest Facts
    • Rainforests produce about 40% of the world’s oxygen.
    • About 25% of all medicines come from rainforest plants.
    • 1,400 plants in the rainforest are believed to offer cures for cancer.
    Lets do the
    excercise

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    1. In a rainforest, the tallest trees can grow...
    a. almost 200 feet tall c. over 270 feet tall
    b. more than 200 yards tall d. almost 250 feet tall

    2. The forest floor tends to be very dark. Why?


    Most light is blocked by the the canopy.

    3. What is a biome?
    A biome is an area with distinctive plants and animals that have adapted to life in a particular
    environment.

    4. Most animals that live in the rainforest live in the...


    a. emergent layer c. understory
    b. canopy d. forest floor

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    5. Read the following sentence from the article and choose the best
    definition for the underlined word.
    In most rainforests, the temperature ranges from 70 to 85
    degrees Fahrenheit all year long, and the air is almost always humid
    The underlined word means...
    a. difficult to breathe c. warm and comfortable
    b. containing lots of oxygen d. containing lots of water vapor

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    Match each vocabulary word on the left with its definition on the
    right.
    _____
    F 1. giant a. difficult to understand
    D
    _____ 2. umbrella b. adjusted to certain conditions
    C
    _____ 3. canopy c. covering
    E
    _____ 4. decompose d. device for keeping rain or sun
    G
    off of a person
    _____ 5. Fahrenheit e. decay; rot
    A
    _____ 6. mysterious f. huge
    B
    _____ 7. adapted g. scale for measuring
    temperature commonly used in
    the USA

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    In the article, “Tropical Rainforest,” you
    learned about the four different layers of the
    rainforest. Write a short paragraph that
    compares and contrasts the rainforest's
    canopy and the forest floor. Be sure you tell
    how the canopy and floor are the same, and
    how they're different.

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    Thank You 

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