| A | B |
|---|
| bromeliad | plant growing on a tree branch |
| deciduous | trees that lose there leaves |
| emergent | top layer of the rainforest |
| epiphytes | plant that lives on other plants |
| evergreen | trees that never lose their leaves |
| fungus | a plant with no leaves, flowers, or chloropyll |
| herb | a plant used to make medicine |
| herbivore | animal that eats only plants |
| humus | dark layer of soil w/ decaying organisms |
| mutualism | two organisms that live off of each other and don't hurt each other |
| nutrient | nutritonal substance needed for plants and animals |
| pesticide | chemical used to kill bugs |
| photosysthesis | animals use light energy to create sugar and starch |
| pod | a case that holds seeds |
| pollinate | when pollen grains are transfered from flower to flower for reproduction |
| renewable | able to be restored to original |
| rhizome | a stem that grows underground |
| species | type of plant/animal |
| transpiration | act or process of transpiring |
| tropical | habitat near the equater |
| understory | second layer of the rainforest |
| vegetation | plants |
| vine | a plant with weak stems that must cling to trees |
