Biomes of North America Second Editions A Walk in the Rain Forest 2nd Edition by Rebecca L. Johnson with illustrations by Phyllis V. Saroff Lerner Publications Minneapolis
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Words to Know ALGAE AL jee -plantlike living things BIOME BYE ohm —a major community of living things that covers a large area such as a grassland or forest BROMELIADS broh MEE lee adz plants with spiky leaves that overlap in the center to form a cup BUTTRESSES BUT truh sez triangular shaped plates of wood that flare out from the bottoms of some rain forest tree trunks CANOPY KAN uh pee -the roof of the rain forest made up of the tops of the tallest trees CLIMATE KLYE mut —a region's usual pattern of weather over a long period of time DISGUISE dis GIZE -something that hides a living thing's true identity EPIPHYTE EH puh fite —a plant that grows on another plant FUNGI FUHN gye living things such as mushrooms or molds that get their food by breaking down dead plant and animal matter LIANAS lee AH nuhz -woody vines NECTAR a sweet liquid made by flowers Nectar is used as food by animals such as bats bees and hummingbirds PREDATORS PREH duh turz animals that hunt and eat other animals PREHENSILE pree HEN suhl —able to wrap around and grab onto something PREY pray —animals that are hunted and eaten by other animals TROPICAL TRAH pih kuhl a place near the equator that is hot and humid UNDERSTORY a layer of smaller trees and bushes below the canopy of taller trees in a rain forest
