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Geography: Tropical Rainforests: 1 of 3

TROPICAL RAINFOREST AND BIOMES
KEY WORDS

ADAPTATIONS how plants and
animals change to their conditions

BIOME a very large ecosystem (eg
rainforest)

BUTTRESS ROOT large triangular
roots that hold up trees in the
rainforest

CANOPY the top of trees in the
rainforest
Earth’s Major Biomes

CONSERVATION protecting or looking
after something

ECOSYSTEM a place with plants and
animals in it

EMERGENT the tallest trees in the
rainforest

FOREST FLOOR the ground level in
the forest

MINING taking valuable minerals out
of the ground

SHRUB LAYER the layer of small
plants above the forest floor.

UNDERCANOPY the layer underneath
the canopy