Part 3: How are plants and animals adapted to the rainforest? Flashcards
- What sort of structure does the rainforest have?
a. Stratified layers
- What are the layers of the rainforest?
a. Buttress roots
b. Forest floor
c. Understorey layer
d. Canopy layer
e. Emergent layer
- What are buttress roots?
a. Very big tree roots
- What is the forest floor?
a. The soil where plants grow
- What lives on the forest floor?
a. Ferns
b. Mammals e.g. jaguars
- How are jaguars adapted to the rainforest?
a. Camouflaged fur to hide on forest floor
- Why do these things live on the forest floor?
a. It is shaded
- What is the understorey layer?
a. Where young trees grow
- What lives in the understorey?
a. Insects
- What is the canopy?
a. The tops of most of the trees
- What lives in the canopy?
a. Birds, frogs, snakes
- Why is there so much life in the canopy layer?
a. Because there is so much food
- What is the emergent layer?
a. The tallest trees which stick out above the canopy
- Why do the trees grow so high in the emergent layer?
a. To reach the sunlight
- Which animals live in the emergent layer?
a. Monkeys and birds
- How high can the trees be in the emergent layer?
a. 45m
- Why are buttress roots so big?
a. Because the trees are so tall
- What is an epiphyte?
a. A plant which grows on a tree instead of the ground
- How do epiphytes gain nutrients?
a. From air and water
- What is a liana?
a. A climbing plant
- How do lianas get nutrients?
a. From the soil
- How do lianas get sunlight?
a. They grow up the side of a tree
- What is a drip tip?
a. A leaf with a pointed tip
- Why do rainforest plants have drip tips?
a. So the water runs off quickly and the leaf does not rot
- How are birds adapted to the rainforest?
a. Loud calls because it is hard to see other birds
b. Strong beaks to break nuts
