Rainforest layers

This layer receives the least amount of light, only 5% falls here.

• Emergent

• Canopy

• Understory

• Shrub

Trees in this layer can grow up to 75 metres tall!

• Emergent

• Canopy

• Understory

• Shrub

This layer is home to 50% of all life on earth. There is a huge biodiversity.

• Emergent

• Canopy

• Understory

• Shrub

Vegetation such as lianas climb up the trunks of larger trees in this layer to access sunlight.

• Emergent

• Canopy

• Understory

• Shrub

Fungi feed on decaying matter in this layer.

• Emergent

• Canopy

• Understory

• Shrub

Eagles, butterfly's and bats can be found in this layer.

• Emergent

• Canopy

• Understory

• Shrub

The vegetation is most dense in this layer. It blocks out the sunlight to the lower layers.

• Emergent

• Canopy

• Understory

• Shrub

This layer is found between the forest floor and the canopy. Birds, insects and snakes are found in abundance in this layer.

• Emergent

• Canopy

• Understory

• Shrub

How often does it rain in tropical rainforests?

• Most weeks.

• Most days.

• A few times a month.

• Once or twice a year.

Which of these continents doesn't have tropical rainforests?

• Europe

• South America

• Africa

• Asia