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Across 3. The island at the mouth of the Amazon river. 5. ____________ Area's are designed to assit the preservation of species and the rainforests. 8. Animals that are awake at night. 9. developed on some trees these roots help get the nutrients in the topsoil and they blance the tree. 11. Rainforest ________ is not good for any other plant growth 13. Most tropical rainforests are found between the Tropics of _________ 15. Water evaporates then _____________ to form clouds. 17. wood is needed for fuel and timer, this process is one of the reasons rainforests are being cleared. 19. Rainforests need lots of heat, __________ and rain. 20. Rainforest soil is shallow and the topsoil has more ________ 21. Rainforest trees form a __________ that restricts the aount of light penetrating the forest floor below. 22. One of trees adaptations in to have _______ bark so the water can run down the trunks easily 23. the clearing of rainforest trees 25. ______ and Burn is one of the traditional ways of clearing the rainforest

Down 1. The highest layer of the rainforest trees 2. The Amazon river flows from the__________ mountains 4. there is a lot of __________ matter in rainforest soil 6. The process in which water is absorbed through the plants then gets evaporated out through the leaves is called____________. 7. This layer only gets 2 to 5% of sunlight, the trees in this layer have limeted growth because of the roots from taller trees. 10. Plants and animals have both had to ________ to the rainforest environment . They have made changes to their features to better suit the rainforest. 12. any form of water, such as rain, snow, sleet, or hail, that falls to the earth's surface.(part of the water cycle) 14. Some rainforest leaves have a __________ surface so they can get as much sun as possible 16. Theforest floor is thick with leaf litter, seeds, fruits and branches which decay to form__________. 18. The plants that grow on branches of other plants without harming them. 24. Besides providing heat and light the ______ drives the water cycle.