habitats. tropical rainforest tropical rainforest ocean desert today we will learn about 3 different...
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Tropical rainforests are forests with:*tall trees
*warm climates*lots of rain
HABITATSPLANTS ANIMALS
VIDEOLAYERS OF THE
RAINFOREST
The rainforest has 4 layers
EMERGENT LAYER
CANOPY LAYER
UNDERSTORY LAYER
FOREST FLOORTROPICALRAINFOREST
HABITATS
EMERGANT LAYERHighest part of the rainforest
Can be as tall as NYC Skyscrapers
Only a few trees are part of this level
Animals- Birds, butterflies, and other insects
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HABITATSLAYERS
CANOPY LAYERUmbrella of the rainforest
Blocks the sun from reaching the forest floor
Trees up to 100 feet tall
Most of the animals live here
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UNDERSTORY LAYERHot and humid
Below the coverings of the leaves
Above the ground
Many shrubs and young trees
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FOREST FLOORWet and dark
Leaves from above block the sunlight
Big animals live here
Ants, spiders, and other bugs are important
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HABITATSLAYERS
COFFEE - CORN - RICE - GINGER - CHOCOLATE - BANANAS - BEANS - MANGOS - ALLSPICE -
CHEWING GUM - LEMONS - SWEET POTATOES - SUGAR - NUTMEG - VANILLA - TAPIOCA - AVOCADOS
- COCONUT - CINNAMON - TEA - PINEAPPLES - ORANGES - CASHEW NUTS . . . . and don’t forget
OXYGEN (that stuff we breath)!
More than 2,000 plants
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Scientists estimate more than half of all the
world's animal species live here
Insects make up the largest group
bright colors and sharp patterns, loud
vocalizations, and diets heavy on fruits.
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A place that receives less than 10 inches of rain per
year is considered a desert.
PLANTS
ANIMALS
VIDEO
HABITATS
Years without fresh water
Long roots to tap water
Ways to store water
Live for hundreds of years
DESERT HABITATSHABITATS
The whole body of salt water that covers nearly three
fourths of the surface of the Earth
PLANTS
ANIMALS
VIDEO
HABITATS
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• Giant kelp• Also known as sea weed
• Fastest growing plant in the world
• Grow up to 3 feet in one day
OCEAN
microscopic organisms to gigantic whales.
Tide pools
Some live where there is no light
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