TROPICAL+RAINFOREST

Michelle Melkonian & Alexis Neumann Rainforest
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In the rain forest an average of 50 to 260 inches of rain falls per year. Because of cutting down of trees, rain forests cover less then 6 percent of the earths surface. Rain forests produce 40 percent of the oxygen on earth. Many rain forests are all the same, 70 percent trees and 30 percent plants and animals and water life. There are many layers to the rain forest, the first is the emergent trees which are spaced wide apart. The second is the upper canopy, this layer allows light to come in. The third layer is the under story or the lower canopy. Then the final layer is the forest floor.
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A vegetation class in temperate areas of high and evenly distributed rainfall characterized by comparatively few species with large populations of each species; evergreens are somewhat short with small leaves, and there is an abundance of large tree ferns.
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 * Biotic Factors (animals, plants, algae, etc. living things): **
 * Animals**:
 * butterflies
 * beetles
 * spiders/ticks
 * worms
 * snakes
 * lizards
 * worms/ toads
 * parrots and toucans
 * sloths
 * jaguars




 * Plants:**
 * Bengal Bamboo
 * Bougainvillea
 * Curare
 * Coconut Tree
 * Durian
 * Jambu
 * Kapok Tree
 * Mangrove Forests
 * Strangler Figs
 * Tualang



The Tropical Rainforest often has 160 to 480 inches of rain per year. Out of the 365 days in the year, it rains 230 days.
 * Abiotic Factors (rain, wind, temperature, location, soil quality, seasons): **

-Rain Fall-100 inches per year. -Humidity-77-88% -Tempeture-High-93 Low-65 -There is usually 1 season that has less rain. The tropical rainforest takes up less then 6% of earth.


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Animals - 1/2 of all species
 * There are two different types of Rainforests, Tropical and Temperate.
 * The most famous Rainforest is the Amazon Rainforest
 * The Amazon rainforest is also the largest.
 * Diversity of :Plants - 4/5 of all species

"Rainforest Biomes." //Blue Planet Biomes//. Web. 14 Nov. 2010. [].
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"Rainforest Climates." //Passport to Knowledge//. Web. 14 Nov. 2010. [].

"Rainforest Plants." 11 Nov. 2010. []