Key+Words

=Key words =

These are some of the key words you can use in your research
Rainforest, adaptation, biodiversity, camouflage, conservation, ecosystems, endangered species, extinct, indigenous, nutrients, under storey, forest floor, emergent layer, tropical rainforest, ,temperate rainforest, sub tropical, birds, animals, insects, frogs, reptiles, food chain, carnivore, herbivore, omnivore, plants, global warming

Adaptation: the process of change by which an organism or species becomes better suited to its environment

Biodiversity: the variety of plant and animal life in the world or in a particular habitat, a high level of which is usually considered to be important and desirable

Camouflage: the natural colouring or form of an animal which enables it to blend in with its surroundings

Conservation: preservation, protection, or restoration of the natural environment and of wildlife

Ecosystem: a community of living things and their environment. Also called a biome

Endangered species: seriously at risk of extinction

Extinct: no longer exists anywhere in the world

Indigenous: originating or coming from a particular place

Nutrient: food needed by animals and plants to live and grow

Rainforest: a luxuriant, dense forest rich in biodiversity, found typically in tropical areas with consistently heavy rainfall

Under storey: a layer of vegetation beneath the main canopy of a forest