| A | B |
|---|
| canopy | the roof of the rainforest - 30 metres high |
| emergents | the highest trees in the rainforest about 40 metres high |
| shrub layer | the lowest level of vegetation |
| under canopy | the level just below the canopy where trees are fighting for light |
| epiphyte | plants that grow and survive on others |
| nutrient | the minerals essential for plant growth |
| water cycle | the cycle of rain falling and being intercepted by trees |
| indigenous tribes | the people who lived in the rainforest originally |
| buttress roots | the large trees above the surface which hold the trees up |
| tropics | the area of the world where rainforests and deserts are found |
