Tropical Rainforest

Kyle Julicher & Martn Guerra-Garcia

Climate
Heavy rainfall (21ft/yr) Hot (-68F to 93F+) Humid (88%) Brief dry season Trees give off water through their pores (stomata) of their leaves. This makes up half of the precipitation that occurs in a rainforest

Description
The tropical rainforest is a forest of tall trees in a region of year-round warmth and rain All similar rain forests similar straight trunks that don't branch out for 100 feet or more trees with smooth, thin bark The three largest rainforests are the American, the African, and the Asian The soil of the tropical rainforest is shallow, and poor in nutrients

Geographic al Location

Most tropical rainforests are near the equator Rainforests cover 6% of earths land surface Located in Central America, The Amazon, Africa, Southern Asia

Plants & Animals

Home to more than half of the worlds plants and animals Has more kinds of trees than any other biome 70% of plants in the rainforest are trees Many species of monkeys Over 2,500 species of vines Dominant species do not exist in tropical rainforests Common animal characteristics are bright colors and sharp patterns, loud vocalizations, and fruit diets Insects make up the largest group of animals that live in tropical forests. African Forest Elephant, Bengal Tiger, Chimpanzee, Musang, Dawn Bat, Harpy Eagle, King Cobra, Linns Sloth, Waglers Pit Viper

Interactions
Animals depend on the rainforest for food and shelter Majority of animals live in the canopies of trees The blooming and fruiting of rainforest plants are staggered to provide food for the animals year round

Misc
Producer of 40% of earths oxygen 1/4 of pharmaceuticals come from the rainforest More than 1,400 varieties of tropical plants are thought to be potential cures for cancer. Plants have adapted drip tips, grooved leaves, and oily coatings to shed water off their leaves so the branches don't get weighed down and break. a shrub receives 3 % of the light that lters in through the canopies

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Works Cited
http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/ rainforest.htm http://www.srl.caltech.edu/personnel/ krubal/rainforest/Edit560s6/www/ where.html