| A | B |
| adaptation | to fit into the environment |
| amulet | "magic" lucky charm |
| canopy | layer between emergent and understory |
| ecosystem | an area with living and nonliving organisms interacting |
| emergent | top layer of the rainforest |
| extinct | no longer on this planet |
| forage | to gather food |
| greenhouse effect | global warming |
| hunter-gardner | living in the same place while gathering food to live |
| hunter-gatherer | going from place to place while hunting food |
| indeterminate | vulnirability not yet determined |
| indigenous | the first thing living in an area |
| irrigation | to water feilds |
| logging | to cut down trees for lumber |
| mutualism | relationship with two animals both benfiting |
| pesticide | chemical that kills insects |
| poacher | illeagal killer of animals |
| precarious | hazardous posistion |
| regeneration | reproduction of a destroyed part |
| renewable | to restore to a previous condition |
| species | certain group of animals that are similar |
| temperate | moderate |
| tropical | near the equator |
| understory | level between floor and canopy |
| vulnerable | at high risk of becoming endangered |