RainforestVocabularyWordsWks1-2, Vocabulary
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RAINFOREST
Vocabulary Words
1.
decomposers
Organisms which break down dead organic matter
2.
deforestation
The process of clearing an area of trees and other vegetation
3.
epiphytes
Sometimes called air plants; do not need soil for their roots; get
moisture and food from the air
4.
extinct
No longer existing in the living state
5.
environment
The surrounding conditions that influence nature
6.
pollute
To contaminate with man-made waste
7.
vegetation
Plant-like cover of an area
8.
ecology
A branch of science concerned with the relationship of organisms
and their environment
9.
climate
A region with specified weather conditions
10.
habitat
An area that provides enough food, water, shelter, and space for an
organism to survive and reproduce
11.
food web
A linked series of food chains
Week 1
RAINFOREST
Vocabulary Words
1.
exploitation
To use for some purpose or product for one’s own advantage or profit
2.
emergent
The uppermost layer of a rainforest, consists of the tops of the tallest
trees
3.
forest floor
The bottom layer of the rain forest made up of tree roots, soil, ferns,
shrubs, and decaying matter
4.
tropical
rainforest
Large areas of land covered with trees and undergrowth located in the
hot and humid zone between the tropics of Cancer and Capricorn
5.
understory
Second layer of the rainforest of trees and shrubs
6.
liana
A climbing plant with a woody stem in a tropical rainforest
7.
botanist
A person who studies plant life
8.
preservation
To restrict an area for the protection of natural resources
9.
food chain
A series of living things that depend on each other for energy
10.
canopy
The layer of the rainforest made up of the tops of trees
11.
parasite
A person or organism living in or on another organism
Week 2
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