The tropical rainforest is made up of layers according to the growth of plants.
- The upper level, the emergent layer, is the point of the tallest trees.
- The canopy, directly under the emergent layer, are the growing trees and where many animals live.
- The understory is the top of other bushy plants and shrubs.
- The forest floor does not get much sunlight so the plants growing there must be able to survive without much sunlight. It is the least crowded layer of the rainforest.
