What is Rainforest?
A rainforest can be described as a tall, dense jungle. The reason it is called "rain" forest is because of the high amount of rainfall it gets per year. The climate of the rainforest is very hot and humid and therefore, the animals and plants that exists there must learn to adapt to this climate. About two-third of the World's plant species, including many exotic species and beautiful flowers grow in Rainforest.
Rainforest has four layers:
1. EMERGENT LAYER:
The tallest trees are emergent, towering as much as 200 feet above the forest floor with trunks that measures up to 16 feet around. Most of these trees are broad leaved, hardwood, evergreen. Sunlight is plenty up here.
Animals found here are eagles, monkey, bats and butterflies.
2. CANOPY LAYER:
This is the primary layer of the forest and forms a roof over the two remaining layers. Most canopy trees have smooth, oval leaves that comes to a point. Its a maze of leaves and branches. since food is abandent many animals are found here.
3.UNDERSTORY LAYER:
In this area little amount of sunlight reaches and because of this reason plants grows larger leaves so as to reach the sunlight. Plants in this area seldom grow to 12 feet. Many animals lives here. A large concentration of insects are found in this layer.
4. FOREST FLOOR:
Its very dark, down here. Almost no plants grow in this area. Since hardly any sunlight reaches the forest floor the things upon it starts decaying quickly. A leaf that may take 1 year to decompose in regular climate will decay in 6 weeks here.
