Forest Layers

Which layer gets the most sunlight?

• Understory
• Canopy
• Forest Floor
• Amazon

Which layer is a python most likely to live on?

• emergent
• canopy
• understory
• forest floor

Which animal lives in the understory?

• monkey
• big cats
• sloths
• pythons

Which layer do monkeys swing around in?

• Emergent layer
• Canopy layer
• Understory layer
• Forest floor

Which layer is home to the orangutan?

• Emergent layer
• Canopy layer
• Understory layer
• Forest floor

Which layer has most animals crossing between them?

• Forest floor + canopy
• Understory + forest floor
• Emergent + understory
• Canopy + Emergent

Which layer is made up of dead leaves and rotting matter?

• Emergent
• Canopy
• Understory
• Forest floor

The slowest animal in the rainforest spends 20 hours a day sleeping.  It is 

• Cheetah
• 3 toed sloth
• Hummingbird
• Howler Monkey

Many animals are found in this layer.  Snakes, lizards, jaguars, and geckos but few birds.

• Emergent 
• Canopy
• Understory

Which animal lives in the understory?

• monkey
• big cats
• sloths
• pythons