Amazon Rainforest

1. woody plants with branches near the ground and no main trunk
3. thick, large areas of trees and plants
6. long, woody vines that grow from the soil to the tops of the trees
7. a forest found within Earth's temperate zones, with cooler
8. water containing lots of salt, such as the ocean
11. coming through or getting a new set of characteristics
12. the layer of decaying leaves and plants and animal parts on the
14. breaking down into smaller parts through the action of fungi, bacteria, and weather
16. all the offspring of a person or a group of people
17. water with very little salt, such as in lakes and streams
18. the smaller sections of a river
20. the uppermost part of the trees of a forest

2. categories of living things, made up of related individuals
4. the plants and trees of a rainforest that are below the canopy and above the forest floor; usually shaded by the canopy
5. and high amount of even rainfall
9. of the forest
10. an animal that is hunted or captured by another animal and eaten as food
13. large extensions from the mouths of birds, used for catching food
14. the cutting or burning down of plants and trees of a forest and
15. them away
19. forests found within Earth's tropical zone, with higher temperatures and a high, even amount of rainfall