Plants
Animals
(at least 10)
(at least 10)
ferns
orchids
vines
flowers
bromeliad
bamboo
mangrove
curare
coconut tree
fruit trees
Adaptations
Many of the trees have large roots
that are above ground to keep from
rotting in the wet soil.
Some plants can even live by
taking in nutrients just from air
and rain.
sloth
insects
monkeys
birds
snakes
frogs
tiger
rhinoceros
bats
African forest elephant
Adaptations
Some birds and animals have
adapted to live only in the tree
canopy never come down onto the
forest floor.
Rainforest
Biome
Interactions
biotic:
Large biodiversity allows for a
healthy food web
The trees have to adapt to very
poor soil conditions. Some can
even live off of the air and rain
and do not need soil.
50% of all plants and animals
on Earth live in rainforests
Geography
location:
50-260 inches (125 – 660
cm)
description:
temperature range:
Very dense forest
dark on the forest floor
because sunlight cannot
get through the tree canopy
68 – 93© F (20 - 34©C)
very poor soil
Large amounts of rainfall
support the tree growth
Being close to the equator
means there is more direct
sunlight which keeps
temperatures vary warm.
Rainforests produce 40% of
Earth’s oxygen
precipitation amount per
year:
Parts of South America,
central Africa, and
southern Asia
soil type:
abiotic:
Climate
climate:
warm and humid most of
the year