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Tropical Rain Forest

Found near the equator in Africa, South America, Australia, and the Pacific Islands. Tropical Rain Forest. Tropical Rain Forest Found near the equator 250 - 450 cm (98” – 177”) precipitation yearly. Tropical Rain Forest Hot and humid all year

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Tropical Rain Forest

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  1. Found near the equator in Africa, South America, Australia, and the Pacific Islands Tropical Rain Forest

  2. Tropical Rain Forest • Found near the equator • 250 - 450 cm (98” – 177”) precipitation yearly

  3. Tropical Rain Forest • Hot and humid all year • Temperatures are fairly constant around 25ºC (75ºF)

  4. Tropical Rain Forest • Soil is nutrient poor and acidic • Most plants have shallow roots

  5. Tropical Rain Forest Layers of Vegetation

  6. The tropical rain forest is a lush, productive ecosystem containing morebiodiversity (variety) than any other ecosystem on Earth. Life in the Tropical Rain Forest

  7. A rain forest may contain more than 700 species of trees and over 1000 species of flowering plants. • Examples: • Mahogany trees • Bromeliads and orchids • Giant ferns • Many flowering plants Plants of the Tropical Rain Forest

  8. Mahogany tree • Notice how the buttress roots rise above the ground to help support this giant tree! Plants of the Tropical Rain Forest

  9. Bromeliads (broh mee lee ads) – What kind of symbiotic relationship is this? Plants of the Tropical Rain Forest

  10. Orchids Plants of the Tropical Rain Forest

  11. Giant ferns Plants of the Tropical Rain Forest

  12. Flowering plants Plants of the Tropical Rain Forest

  13. The rain forest is home to a huge number of animals. • Examples: • Monkeys • Exotic birds • Snakes • Sloths Animals of the Tropical Rain Forest • Bats • Insects • Large cats • Exotic mammals

  14. Monkeys Animals of the Tropical Rain Forest

  15. Exotic birds • Toucan Parrots Animals of the Tropical Rain Forest

  16. Exotic birds • Cockatoo Hummingbird Animals of the Tropical Rain Forest

  17. Snakes (Anaconda) Animals of the Tropical Rain Forest

  18. Snakes • Albino Ball Python Green Mamba Animals of the Tropical Rain Forest

  19. Sloths Animals of the Tropical Rain Forest

  20. Bat (Fruit bat) Animals of the Tropical Rain Forest

  21. Insects • Butterfly Beetle Animals of the Tropical Rain Forest

  22. Large Cats (Jaguar) Animals of the Tropical Rain Forest

  23. Large Cats (Sumatran Tiger) Animals of the Tropical Rain Forest

  24. Large Cat (Ocelot) Animals of the Tropical Rain Forest

  25. Exotic mammals • Paca Peccary Animals of the Tropical Rain Forest

  26. Exotic mammals • Agouti Nutria Animals of the Tropical Rain Forest

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