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Tropical Rainforest. By George Bonser and Dominic Holecz . Animal Life and Plant Life!!. For plants to live in the tropical rainforest they need these adaptations: Bark, Lianas, Drip tips, Buttresses, Prop and Stilt roots, Epiphytes, Bromeliads, Mangroves, Nepenthes.
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Tropical Rainforest By George Bonser and Dominic Holecz
Animal Life and Plant Life!! • For plants to live in the tropical rainforest they need these adaptations: • Bark, Lianas, Drip tips, Buttresses, Prop and Stilt roots, Epiphytes, Bromeliads, Mangroves, Nepenthes. • The types of flowers that live here are commonly called cash crops such as: Cacao, Rubber, Bananas , Sugar Cane and Nutmeg.
Flowers • Nutmeg : • Rubber: • Sugar Cane:
Flowers Cont…. • Cacao : • Banana :
Animal Life and Plant Life!! Cont…. • For animals All different types of animals live here : Herbivores , Carnivores, Frugivores , Omnivores, Detritivores. • You have the Common Tree Shrew, the Slow Loris, Flying Dragon, Crested Guan , and the Brazilian Tapir.
Animals • Common Tree Shrew: • Slow Loris:
Animals Cont…. • Flying Dragon: • Crested Guan:
Animals Cont… + Interesting Facts • Brazilian Tapir: • One interesting fact is that Nutmeg is actually the only 2 for 1 plant it has 2 spices in one plant nutmeg and mace. • Second interesting fact is the Common Tree Shrew’s scientificname is Tupaiaglis. • Third interesting fact is the Slow Loris is actually a primate. (doesn’t look like one)
Ending • Info found for this power-point was found on: • http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Nycticebus_coucang.html • http://mbgnet.net/sets/rforest/index.html