Fill in the Blanks The EmergentOnline version This is a quick game to practice students understanding of the emergent layer of the rainforest by Hailey Strimpel 1 tallest dry fly windy climb tallest The Emergent Layer is the layer in the rainforest . This layer gets lots of sunlight and can be and . Only the trees can grow to reach this layer . Only animals that can or very high can reach this layer . Some of these animals include harpy eagles , morpho - butterflies , monkeys , bats , birds , insects , and scarlet macaws .