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Canopy Activity

Instructions: Place each species in the correct area of the rainforest canopy based on the following characteristics and adaptations

Species

Characteristics and Adaptations

Hevea brasiliensis

Quick-growing; deep tap-roots; leaves have a drip tip so heavy rainfall can drip off leaves quickly

Alocasia macrorrhizos

Massive leaves; extensive lateral roots

Tillandsia usneoides

Epiphyte with ability to absorb nutrients and moisture from the atmosphere

Shorea gratissima

smooth, small leaves that come to a point; long pole-like trunks

Names:

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Canopy Activity

Species

Characteristics and Adaptations

Peziza badia

Fungi that is shaped like a cup; uses falling water to splash spores out of the cup

Ceiba pentandra

Buttress roots; requires access to wind to disperse its tiny seeds; mushroom-cap-like domes of branches and leaves

Theraphosa blondi

Dig and live in deep burrows; nocturnal; drag prey into burrows

Ateles geoffroyi

Prehensile tail to climb branches; feeds on fruits and leaves; sleep in trees

Agalychnis callidryas

Nocturnal; will spend most of their days camouflaged on the underside of a leaf.

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Drag the image of the species to where you think it would be located in the rainforest canopy. Use the information on the first slide to back your decisions. Fill out the worksheet as you do so. Some species may span more than one level.

OVERSTORY/EMERGENT LAYER

CANOPY

UNDERSTORY

GROUND LEVEL

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Drag the image of the plant to where you think it would be located in the rainforest canopy. Use the information on the first slide to back your decisions. Fill out the worksheet as you do so. Some species may span more than one level.

CORRECT CONFIGURATION

OVERSTORY/EMERGENT LAYER

CANOPY

UNDERSTORY

GROUND LEVEL