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Summary

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Abby goes to the rainforest to figure out why trees are dying.

She asks some lianas about hanging off trees . A liana says it

hangs onto the tree for support. Then, Abby talks to a strangler

fig. The fig says its roots wrap around whatever they grow on .

Sometimes they grow in cracks in tree bark . And sometimes the

figs’ host trees die. Abby learns about the cycle of life in the

rainforest.

hanging off trees cracks in tree bark

the cycle of life whatever they grow on

Unit 4 | Rainforest Mystery