rainforest by karsyn & makayla

Tropical Rainforest

By: Karsyn and Makayla

• A biome is a area where they have a population of plants and animals.

Definition of a Biome

Locations• Central America • Amazon• Africa• Southern Asia• Australasia

Climate• Warm and Humid• Temperature Range– 70 to 85

• Precipitation– 59 to 98 inches per year

• Strangler fig• Carnivorous plant• Epiphytes• Bromeliads• Buttress roots– adapt by having steep

roots for stability because the soil is not as deep.

Plants and Adaptation

Animals and Adaptation

• Sloth• Tree Snail• Toucan• Macaw• Boa Constructor– adapts by having

small teeth to bite into prey

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