Rain Forest Biome
Rain Forest Biome
Table Of Contents
Climate
The Four Levels of the Rainforest.
Plant Life
Animals
Have you ever been to a rainforest? Well knows your chance for a limited time offer since many rainforests are disappearing see them now. Let me explain the wonderful reasons why you would want to go to the rainforest. Think about it. Imagine a foggy forest with birds churpping and monkeys calling. Also you would get to see very rare plants and trees. All this and more when you come to the rainforest. You can even find a rainforest near you so you don't even have to go that far. Come now!!!
[pic] http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/images/rainforest_location_map001.gif This is a map of all the rainforests in the world.
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What does that mean? Well plants need water to grow. Yet to much water is not good. Plants in a rain forest shed water off their leaves .They shed it quickly , but carefully. They do this for two reasons. One is because they don't need the water. Two because to much water can break their branches. How do they shed it off? By having oily coated leaves that are water prof. They could also have grooved leaves that lets the water flow of . This is called the drip tips. Since there is not much sunlight the plants have adapted to having very large leaves. Some leaves move with the sun to get the maximum amount of sunlight. This is called leaf stalks. Although the plants in the under story and forest floor want sunlight and don't want water. The upper canopy and Emergent want water. They have adapted to having big green leathery leaves to absorb the water. Since they are at the top they get the most sun which means that most of their water gets absorbed by the sun. Many trees have buttress and stilt roots for extra support in the shallow, wet soil of the rainforests. There are many vines in the forest. Vines that rape around the tree and strangle it. These vines are not helpful ones at all. They grow and they grow and they grow until the tree falls down. Then they find another tree. These vines grow rapidly in the rainforest. In the rain forest 2500 of the vine population lives their. Many …show more content…
It is home to many endangered species. It is located around eight countries Colombia, French Guyana, Suriname, Bolivia, Brazil, Peru, Ecuador and Venezuela. It covers over 5 ½ million square kilometers.10% of the world’s known species live in the Amazon rainforest. Also 20% of the world’s bird species live in the Amazon rainforest. It is home to around 2 and a half million different insect species as well as over 40000 plant species. This is the best vacation spot. It will only be around for so long so go now. This is because of deforestation some animals you can find in the Amazon the macaw birds which have very sharp beck so they can open nuts. The average life expectancy is 10-13 years. They are very social birds. These animals are suffering because of deforestation and being sold as house pets. Another animal is the The golden lions, these monkeys are very light they only weigh about a pound! They eat fruit , insects and lizards. They usually travel in packs of 2-9.These animals are very rare and there is only a small amount of them left. The Amazon is a great place to experience a rainforest. Hope you come to the
Table Of Contents
Climate
The Four Levels of the Rainforest.
Plant Life
Animals
Have you ever been to a rainforest? Well knows your chance for a limited time offer since many rainforests are disappearing see them now. Let me explain the wonderful reasons why you would want to go to the rainforest. Think about it. Imagine a foggy forest with birds churpping and monkeys calling. Also you would get to see very rare plants and trees. All this and more when you come to the rainforest. You can even find a rainforest near you so you don't even have to go that far. Come now!!!
[pic] http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/images/rainforest_location_map001.gif This is a map of all the rainforests in the world.
Come visit …show more content…
What does that mean? Well plants need water to grow. Yet to much water is not good. Plants in a rain forest shed water off their leaves .They shed it quickly , but carefully. They do this for two reasons. One is because they don't need the water. Two because to much water can break their branches. How do they shed it off? By having oily coated leaves that are water prof. They could also have grooved leaves that lets the water flow of . This is called the drip tips. Since there is not much sunlight the plants have adapted to having very large leaves. Some leaves move with the sun to get the maximum amount of sunlight. This is called leaf stalks. Although the plants in the under story and forest floor want sunlight and don't want water. The upper canopy and Emergent want water. They have adapted to having big green leathery leaves to absorb the water. Since they are at the top they get the most sun which means that most of their water gets absorbed by the sun. Many trees have buttress and stilt roots for extra support in the shallow, wet soil of the rainforests. There are many vines in the forest. Vines that rape around the tree and strangle it. These vines are not helpful ones at all. They grow and they grow and they grow until the tree falls down. Then they find another tree. These vines grow rapidly in the rainforest. In the rain forest 2500 of the vine population lives their. Many …show more content…
It is home to many endangered species. It is located around eight countries Colombia, French Guyana, Suriname, Bolivia, Brazil, Peru, Ecuador and Venezuela. It covers over 5 ½ million square kilometers.10% of the world’s known species live in the Amazon rainforest. Also 20% of the world’s bird species live in the Amazon rainforest. It is home to around 2 and a half million different insect species as well as over 40000 plant species. This is the best vacation spot. It will only be around for so long so go now. This is because of deforestation some animals you can find in the Amazon the macaw birds which have very sharp beck so they can open nuts. The average life expectancy is 10-13 years. They are very social birds. These animals are suffering because of deforestation and being sold as house pets. Another animal is the The golden lions, these monkeys are very light they only weigh about a pound! They eat fruit , insects and lizards. They usually travel in packs of 2-9.These animals are very rare and there is only a small amount of them left. The Amazon is a great place to experience a rainforest. Hope you come to the