The Layers of the Rain Forest

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The Layers of the Rain Forest

• By Tony Simonsen
• And
• Ally Mahlman

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What We Hope To Learn!!!!

• The Layers of the rain forest
• Species within each layer
• Jeopardy
• http//www.cogcon.com/gamegoo/games/monkey/monkey/
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The Layers of the Rain Forest
EMERGENT LAYER
CANOPY LAYER
UNDERSTORY LAYER
FOREST FLOOR
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Emergent Layer

• The highest layer
• The tallest trees
• Up to 200 feet above the forest floor.
• Up to 16 feet around.
• Broad leaves, evergreen trees
• Plentiful sunlight

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Emergent Species

• Eagles
• Monkeys
• Bats
• Butterflies
• Birds
• Snakes
• Bugs

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Canopy Layer

• Primary layer
• Forms a roof over remaining layers.
• Many animals live in this area, due to abundant
  amounts of food.
• Canopy trees have smooth, oval leaves.
• Protects soil from erosion

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Canopy Species

• Snakes
• Toucans
• Tree frogs
• Sloth's
• Lizards

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Under Story Layer

• Little sunshine
• Plants must grow large leaves to reach sunlight.
• Trees here are small with thin trunks.
• Popular house plants come from this layer.

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Under story Species

• Jaguars
• Red-eyed tree frogs
• Leopards
• Large amount of insects

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Forest Floor

• Very dark, only 2 of sun reaches the floor.
• Almost no plants
• Things decay quickly

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Forest Floor Species

• Giant anteaters
• Tigers
• Elephants
• Tapirs
• Gorillas

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Rainforest Jeopardy
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Species of All Layers for 100

• Name two species that live in the Emergent layer?

• Eagles
• Monkeys
• Bats
• Butterflies
• Birds
• Snakes
• Bugs

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Homework

• Compare and contrast two of the four layers in
  the following Venn diagram.

Emergent
Canopy
Highest Layer Tallest trees Plentiful sunlight
Primary Layer Forms roof Protects soil from
erosion
Snakes Gets Sunlight
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References

• http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainforest
• http//www.srl.caltech.edu/personnel/krubal/rainfo
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