ocr: : 5 TROPICAL RAIN FOREST LAYERS Tropical different rain layers. forests The have bottom four layer Emergent ist the forest floor. The next layer, the understory, includes bushes and plants that grow below Canopy branches of the trees. The third layer, the canopy, includes tree - branches where many plants and animals live. In the uppermost layer, or emergent, the tops of some trees grow above the Understory canopy to reach into the sunlight. These four layers are not clearly divided like the layers of a cake. Trees and vines connect all Forest Floor, - forest layers. You can never tell exactly ...