-forming huge crowns shaped like mushrooms.

-get the highest amount of sunlight

-subject to strong winds, low humidity, and high temperatures.

The Canopy Layer

-irregular, broad crowns

-form a continuous, tight canopy

-about 60-90 feet above the forest floor

-branches of these trees are usually entangled with liana vines and covered with epiphytes.

-90 percent of the organisms of the rainforest can be found, most of them seeking the treetops for the brighter light there.

The Understory

-a dark and cool place

-receives only 2 to 15 percent of the sunlight that falls on the canopy.

-comparatively open space, containing leafy herbaceous plants and young trees that can only tolerate low light.

The Shrub Layer

-Tree saplings and woody plants are found

-may grow up to 6m high

The Undergrowth Layer

-get the least amount of sunlight

-little grows here apart from plants that are adapted to very low amounts of light

-covered with leaf litter.

C-3s
♥Sharon Pow
♥Tan Chew Huan
♥Samantha Sim
♥Chua Su Ying

A Group of teachers who cherish the beauty of nature telling you about the hot topic:
Tropical Rainforest

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|March 2008

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