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T r o p i c a l R a i n f o r e s t

T r o p i c a l R a i n f o r e s t. Bryan Canada & Wesley J. Jackson. Locations. In Central in South America, Belize Brazil Colombia Costa Rica French Guiana Guyana Peru Suriname Venezuela. Climate. Humid 250 cm of rain per year Hot Wet 77 degrees Fahrenheit. Plants. Bamboo

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T r o p i c a l R a i n f o r e s t

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  1. TropicalRainforest Bryan Canada & Wesley J. Jackson

  2. Locations In Central in South America, • Belize • Brazil • Colombia • Costa Rica • French Guiana • Guyana • Peru • Suriname • Venezuela

  3. Climate • Humid • 250 cm of rain per year • Hot • Wet • 77 degrees Fahrenheit

  4. Plants • Bamboo • Coconut trees • Many types of ferns and mosses on the floor of the rainforest • Epiphytes

  5. Dunk Island, P&O Australian Resorts

  6. Animals Many different types of, • Snakes • Amphibians • Insects • Monkeys • Birds • Mammals

  7. Foodweb

  8. There are 4 different layers of the tropical rainforest, • Emergent • Canopy • Understory • Floor

  9. Emergent layer • Contains small number of large trees called emergents • Grow above canopy • Eagles, butterflies, and bats live in this area

  10. Canopy layer • Majority of trees • A quarter of all insects live here • 50% of plants are believed to live here

  11. Understory layer • Lies between canopy and forest floor • Leaves are much larger at this level • Only 5% of light reaches the understory • Also called the “shrub layer”

  12. Forest Floor • Receives only 2% of sunlight • Only low light plants can live here • A lot of decomposers live here

  13. Vacation in the Amazon • Amacayacu Vacations • In Brazil • Canopy walks • River tours • Jungle walks • Tree house motels • Animal tours & watching

  14. Works Cited • www.latinguides.com • www.blueplanetbiomes.com • www.bagheera.com • www.conservation.org

  15. Quiz • How many cm of rain a year does the rainforest get? • How much light does the rainforest floor get? • What level are the leaves the biggest in the tropical rainforest? • How many levels are there in the tropical rainforest? • Where level do most decomposers live?

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