To understand how To understand how vegetation has vegetation has adapted to life in the adapted to life in the Amazon Rainforest.Amazon Rainforest.

To understand the To understand the vegetation structure vegetation structure of the Amazon of the Amazon Rainforest.Rainforest.

1.1. Describe the Describe the Amazon Rainforests Amazon Rainforests climate.climate.

Buttress Buttress rootsroots

The tallest trees The tallest trees have buttress have buttress roots to stop them roots to stop them toppling over.toppling over.

LianasLianas

Lianas are vine Lianas are vine like plants they like plants they use large trees use large trees as a support to as a support to climb up to the climb up to the sunlight.sunlight.

The forest floor is The forest floor is very dark and damp. very dark and damp. Only 2% of sunlight Only 2% of sunlight reaches the floor.reaches the floor.

Some trees grow to Some trees grow to over 40 metres in over 40 metres in order to reach order to reach sunlight.sunlight.

These trees are These trees are called called emergents.emergents.

Species like the Species like the FERN have adapted FERN have adapted to life in the shade by to life in the shade by growing large leaves growing large leaves which can catch a lot which can catch a lot of sunlight.of sunlight.