The Rainforest

5. These are organisms such as worms that break down organic material and decompose.
6. The caring for and helping to grow plants.
8. It is found above the ground. If the trees were to be cut down, then this would get washed away in the rain.
10. The forest layer below the canopy which includes small trees and plants. It is the second layer of the rainforest.
12. The heating of the lower atmosphere that occurs when carbon dioxide traps heat that would normally escape into space.
13. It can be over 30 metres above the ground, and consists of many leaves and branches of the trees as they overlap each other.
14. The preservation of all natural species and the environment.
16. The clearing of land by cutting down trees, and the wood is usually shipped around the world to be made into different products. The cleared land may be used to build house, businesses or farming.
18. An area that provides enough food, water, shelter, and space for a living creature to survive and reproduce.
20. Due to the less fertile soil in rainforests, trees grow these type of roots to give extra support.

1. It is the uppermost layer of the trees in the rainforest. It is the fourth layer of the rainforest which consists of the tops of the tallest trees.
2. Plenty of rainfall, very warm weather and a variety of vegetation make this place what it is.
3. This is the ground layer consisting of tree roots, soil and any decaying matter. It is the first layer of the rainforest.
4. A type of agriculture where the trees are cleared and the land is cultivated for 2-3 years then when the soil becomes infertile, the farmer moves to a new area of land.
7. An area with specific weather conditions.
9. This plant grows long stemmed, woody vines which attaches itself to anything that is upright, especially trees, so it can grow and climb up into the canopy to get sunlight.
11. This is anything that absorbs more carbon than it releases such as forests which absorbs carbon dioxide from the Earth's atmosphere, thus reducing the effect of global warming.
15. It includes all living species of plants, animals, micro-organisms, together with the ecosystems upon which they live and relate to each other, as well as air, water and soil.
17. Farmers cut the trees and plants and set them alight to clear the land.
19. A linked series of food chains.