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The canopy layer (at the top of the forest trees) is light - that is where the sunlight is and the leaves spread out to catch it. However, because the canopy catches nearly all of the light the forest floor below the canopy is gloomy and dark.
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What is the canopy layer?
the canopy layer is the highest layer of the forest
What layer do snakes live in the rainforest?
Snakes live in the canopy layer of the rainforest.
What part of the rainforest does the toucan live?
Yes, they do. They live in the canopy layer. They are beautiful.
What layer does the Golden Lion tamarin live in?
emergent layer
What does uppermost layer of branches in forest trees?
I believe it is called the canopy layer.
What layer does a lianas live on in the rainforest?
Lianas live in the canopy layer of a rainforest
What are the four layers of the rain forest?
The four layers of the rainforest are the emergent layer (top layer with tall trees), canopy layer (dense layer of interconnected treetops), understory layer (smaller trees and plants beneath the canopy), and forest floor (dark and damp ground level). These layers create a unique ecosystem with diverse plant and animal life.
What layer OF the rainforest do parakeets live?
Cassowaries live on the rainforest floor. They are flightless; neither do they climb.
What is the canopy layer of a rainforest?
The canopy is the tops of the trees.
What are the four layers in the rainforest?
Emergent layer where trees poke higher, canopy layer thick shelter made by trees overlapping, understory layer where the trunks and ferns etc are and the floor where more plants, ferns, baby trees and leaves are, the leaves get so thick that they become a carpet.
How is the emergent layer different from the canopy?
the differnce between the emergent and canopy layer is that the emergent is taller.
What layer of the rainforest do monkeys live in?
Orangutans live in the rainforest canopy. Other animals that live in the canopy are the sloth, toucans, parrots, spider monkeys, and lemurs. The layer under the canopy is called the understory and the layer below that is the rainforest floor.
