Rainforest

Rainforest• Where is the biome found?• Tropic regions, near the equator• Description: • Warm year round• Wet and humid all the time

Weather• Temperature• 65 to 95 °F• Average Precipitation• 100 to 300 inches per year• Weather patterns• Humid and rainy all the time

Plants• Bamboo• Ferns• Coconut tree• Palm tree• Banana tree• Strangler fig• Kapok tree

Plant Adaptations• Have fruit or flowers for

reproduction• Smooth bark• Broad, waxy leaves• Large leaves to soak up sunlight• Straight trunk with leaves high

up at the top

Animals• Frogs• Snakes• Bats• Jaguar• Salamander• Monkey• Ape• Parrot• Lots of insects

Animal Adaptations• Live in trees to avoid predators• Find shelter from rain• Withstand high temperatures and rainfall• Feed on insects• Camouflage

Humans and Biodiversity

• Humans do live here in tribal groups• The biodiversity is the highest in this biome: 10

Abiotic Factors• Rain, rain and more rain• Warm temperatures• Humid air• Sun or shade

Food Chain• Planto Insect• FrogoSnake

Other Interesting Facts

• Rainforests account for less than 6% of Earth’s land surface

• 25% of all medicine comes from rainforest plants• Has more species of trees than any other biome• New species are discovered every day in the

rainforest• Produce 40% of Earth’s Oxygen