The Rainforest Word Search
This The Rainforest word search hides 12 words on a 15×15 grid — the terms and ideas of a school subject. Trace each one with a finger or mouse and it locks in as soon as the whole word is covered. No signup, no download.
Words to find: RAINFOREST, CANOPY, UNDERSTORY, EMERGENT, BIODIVERSITY, TROPICAL, HUMIDITY, ECOSYSTEM, DECOMPOSER, EPIPHYTE, BUTTRESS, POLLINATION.
Found words stay highlighted, so the grid gets easier to read as you go and the final few tend to fall quickly.
The Rainforest word list, defined
- RAINFOREST /ˈreɪnˌfɒrɪst/ · noun
- A dense forest in a region with high rainfall, characterized by lush vegetation, a layered plant structure, and exceptional biodiversity. The term can also refer more broadly to a tropical or subtropical forest with substantial year-round rainfall. Related: wet forest, tropical forest, jungle.
- CANOPY /ˈkænəpi/ · noun
- An overhead cover or roof-like structure, especially one of fabric stretched over a bed, throne, or doorway, or the uppermost layer of branches and leaves in a forest. Related: awning, covering, shade, marquee.
- UNDERSTORY /ˈʌndərˌstɔːri/ · noun
- The layer of vegetation that grows beneath the canopy of a forest, including shrubs, young trees, ferns, herbs, and other low-growing plants. The term can also refer more broadly to the forest's lower vegetation layer. Related: undergrowth, underbrush, underwood, brush.
- EMERGENT /ɪˈmɜːdʒənt/ (British), /ɪˈmɝːdʒənt/ (US) · adjective
- In the process of coming into being or becoming prominent; newly arising or emerging. In philosophy and the sciences, describing a property or phenomenon that arises from the interactions of simpler elements but is not predictable from those elements alone. Related: emerging, developing, nascent, budding.
- BIODIVERSITY /ˌbaɪoʊdaɪˈvɜːrsəti/ · noun
- The variety of plant and animal life in a particular habitat, ecosystem, or on Earth as a whole, encompassing the diversity of species, genetic variation within species, and the variety of ecosystems themselves. Related: biological variety, ecological richness, species richness, variety of life.
- TROPICAL /trəˈprɒpɪkəl/ (British); /trəˈprɑːpɪkəl/ (US) · adjective (also noun)
- Relating to the tropics, the regions near the Equator, especially those characterized by hot, humid climates. In figurative use, it describes something lush, vivid, or luxuriant. Related: subtropical, torrid, hot, humid.
- HUMIDITY /hjuːˈmɪdəti/ · noun
- The amount of water vapour in the air, especially relative to the maximum amount the air can hold at a given temperature. It may also refer more generally to dampness. Related: dampness, moisture, mugginess.
- ECOSYSTEM /ˈiːkəʊˌsɪstəm/ · noun
- A biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment, considered as a functioning unit. By extension, any complex network of interdependent elements that functions as a whole. Related: environment, habitat, biome, biosphere.
- DECOMPOSER /ˌdiːkəmˈpoʊzər/ · noun
- An organism, such as a fungus or bacterium, that breaks down dead organic matter and waste, returning nutrients to the soil or environment. Related: saprotroph, detritivore, scavenger, reducer.
- EPIPHYTE /ˈɛpɪfaɪt/ · noun
- A plant that grows on the surface of another plant, such as a tree, for physical support but derives its moisture and nutrients from the air and rain rather than from its host. Related: air plant, aerophyte.
- BUTTRESS /ˈbʌtrɪs/ · noun, verb
- A buttress is a projecting structure built against a wall to support or strengthen it, especially in architecture. As a verb, to buttress means to support, reinforce, or prop something up. Related: support, prop, brace, reinforcement.
- POLLINATION /ˌpɒlɪˈneɪʃən/ · noun
- The transfer of pollen from the male reproductive structures of a flower to the female reproductive structures, enabling fertilization. It may occur within the same flower, between flowers of the same plant, or between different plants. Related: pollen transfer, pollen dispersal.
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