Tropical Rainforest. By: Mini Preston, Lily Guindon, Laila Mueller,and Joel Wifler

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1 Tropical Rainforest By: Mini Preston, Lily Guindon, Laila Mueller,and Joel Wifler

2 Animals in the Tropical Rainforest By Joel Wifler

3 Kinkajous Kinkajous live in Central and South America, where they spend a lot of their time in trees. They are able to pivot their feet backwards and forwards. This makes it easy for them to run in different directions along branches and up and down trees. The Kinkajou also has a gripping tail that it uses like another limb. The kinkajou hangs from their tail which also aids in their balance. This tail also serves as a blanket,while many of its features and traits look like a chimp, they are actually more related to the raccoon.

4 Bengal Tigers Hunting and forest destruction have reduced tiger populations from hundreds of thousands of animals to perhaps fewer than 2,500. Bengal Tigers live in india and are sometimes called indian tigers.tigers are the largest member of the cat family. There were eight species at one time but three became extinct.

5 Chimpanzees Chimpanzees are our closest living relatives, sharing more than 98 percent of our genetic blueprint. Chimpanzees live in social communities of several dozen animals. Although they normally walk on all fours, chimpanzees can walk upright. Chimps are generally fruit and plant eaters,but they also eat insects,eggs,and meat.

6 Poison dart frog Poison dart frogs, members of the Dendrobatidae family, wear some of the most brilliant and beautiful colors on Earth. Their elaborate designs are deliberately ostentatious to ward off predators. Some species display unusual parenting habits, including carrying both eggs and tadpoles on their backs.

7 Green Anaconda A member of the boa family,south america s Green Anaconda is the largest snake in the world. Green anacondas can grow up to 29 feet. Anacondas live in swamps,marshes,and slow moving streams mainly in the amazon. They eat wild pigs,deer,birds,turtles,and jaguars.

8 Facts about the Tropical Rainforest by Mini Preston

9 Climate/Weather In the Tropical Rainforest the average temp. is about degrees fahrenheit.most of the time the weather is humid because of all of the rainfall.there is about 400 inches per year of rainfall.the climate is warmer in these areas because the sun is closer to the equator.

10 What Are Layers? Layers of the Tropical Rainforest Layers are four groups that separate rainforests. 1.EMERGENT LAYER 2.CANOPY LAYER 3.UNDERSTORY LAYER 4.FOREST FLOOR

11 1.EMERGENT LAYER The tallest trees are the emergents, towering as much as 200 feet above the forest floor. 2.CANOPY LAYER This is the primary layer of the forest and forms a roof over the two remaining layers. 3.UNDERSTORY LAYER Little sunshine reaches this area so the plants have to grow larger leaves to reach the sunlight. 4.FOREST FLOOR Its very dark down here almost no plants grow in this area, as a result.

12 Fun Facts 1.The Tropical Rainforest is an ecosystem that covers about 7% of the Earth s surface. 2.Rainforests are extremely important because the water it produces evaporates and then is used as rain in other areas. 3.The Tropical Rainforest has hundreds of different trees 4.There are over 2,500 different species of vines. Some have a thickness that equals the circumference of a human being. 5.Tropical Rainforests are one of the oldest biomes on Earth. There are some that have been around since dinosaurs roamed the Earth.

13 Tropical Rainforest Location by Laila Mueller

14 Location Tropical rainforests are located in various locations, for example the Amazon Rainforest is a rainforest in the location of the Amazon Basin of South America.

15 More Locations 57% of the world s rainforests are located in Latin America 1 third of the world s rainforests are located in Brazil 25% of the world s rainforests are located in Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands 18% of the world s rainforests are located in West Africa

16 Plants in the Tropical Rainforest By Lily Guindon

17 Bougainvillea Jambu Bengal Bamboo Curare Strangler Figs

18 Bougainvillea The Bougainvillea lives in a very green habitat. It can reach over 30 feet tall! They can be a variety of colors such as pink, red, orange, white, or yellow. The Bougainvillea s root is very fragile, so it doesn t form a good, firm root ball.

19 Bengal Bamboo The Bengal Bamboo often grows as an undergrowth, scattered or in patches in the forest. It does very well in a moist environment with a lot of rainfall. It likes temperatures between 40 degrees fahrenheit to 100 degrees fahrenheit. It can grow between 40 to 80 feet tall!

20 Curare The Curare can grow as large as a large liana, or vine found in the canopy of the Southern African Rainforest. They are heart shaped which may be 4 to 8 inches long and almost as wide, with a 2 to 6 inches long petiole. It is smooth on top and hairy white on the bottom. Some people use the Cuare to make into a light syrup.

21 Jambu Jumbu is a mildly sweet, crisp, watery fruit and it grows naturally in India to Eastern Malaya. Jambu is a small tree or large shrub and grows to an average height of 10 to 20 feet tall! It likes plenty of rain evenly spaced throughout the year. They are pink when young, and become yellowish-green beneath when mature. They bloom twice a year,in July and September. They ripen in August and November.

22 Strangler Figs Figs are one of the most important plant species of a rainforest ecosystem. There is close to 1,000 different species of Ficus, which can be found in any major rainforest. Hundreds of animals such as pigeons, parrots, hornbills, toucans, monkeys, gibbons, and fruit eating bats feed on the sweet fruit of the fig tree. They are considered a keystone. Several animals depend on fruit as a major part of their diet.

23 QUIZ TIME! Let s test your knowledge and see what you ve learned.

24 Question 1 : What s the one animal that lives in india? A: Poison Dart Frog B: Chimpanzee C: Bengal Tiger D: Kinkajous

25 THE ANSWER IS... Bengal Tiger

26 Question 2 : About how many inches per year does the rainforest get? A:200in. per year B:400in. per year C:70-85in. per year

27 THE ANSWER IS in. per year

28 Question 3 : What is the 2nd highest layer in the rainforest? A: Forest Floor B: Emergent Layer C: Understory Layer D: Canopy Layer

29 THE ANSWER IS... Canopy Layer canopy layer

30 Question 4 : 1 third of the world s rainforests are located in where? 1 : Brazil 2: Southeast asia and the Pacific islands 3: Latin America 4: West Africa

31 THE ANSWER IS... Brazil

32 Question 5:What plant grows up to 30 feet tall? A: Jambu B: Bengal Bamboo C: Bougainvillea D: Curare

33 THE ANSWER IS... Bougainvillea

34 THE END...

35 JK [just kidding]

36 Fun Fact Question Question: How do sloths catch their prey if they are so slow?

37 Answer: They don t. They are herbivorous, which means they only eat plants.

38 THE END

39 THANKS FOR WATCHING