PPT-The Rainforest Biome

By Meredith Brown Deandra Thomas Jenna Banwell and Samantha Maxson Strangler fig Canopy Bromeliad Climate and temperature chart Mountains Cloud Forests Lichens Food Web Rainforest locations. By Gavin Vogt. Tropical Rainforest Facts. Tropical rainforests are located in warm regions.. 50-260 inches of rain falls every year.. 40% of Earth’s oxygen comes from tropical rainforests.. Rainforests are now less that 6% of Earth’s surface.. Case Study. By Giovanni, Lauriane and Jessica.. % decrease in forest cover per year between 2000 and 2005.. Change in deforestation in Congo. Human importance of the rainforest. Rich and diverse ecosystem provides food, shelter, fresh water and medicine for more than 75 million people. By: Michael Anaya & . Emanoel. . Lorenzzutti. Forest of tall trees that is hot all year around and gets about 50 to 260 in. of rainfall a year. . Brazil Nut Tree. Famous for reaching heights of over 160 feet, the Brazil nut tree towers above other trees in the Amazon rainforest. During January and February, its fruit -- which is the size of a baseball and can weigh up to 5 pounds -- ripens and falls to the ground, reaching speeds of up to 50 mph on its descent. Inside the fruits’ hard, woody exterior are anywhere from 10 to 21 nuts arranged in a pattern similar to segments of an orange. The outer casing of the fruit is so hard that only one known animal -- the agoutis, a large rodent with sharp, chisel-like teeth -- can crack it open. In just one year, a Brazil nut tree can produce some 250 pounds of nuts.. BY:NADIA, MICHACL,ARTURO. WHERE ARE TROPICAL RAINFOREST’S?. They are found. In South America. . ,Asia and Africa.. They are typically found near the equator.. FACTS ON THE RAINFOREST. The worlds largest Rainforest are in South America, Africa ,and southeast Asia. . by . Ms. Gladman. Rainforests are all over the world.. There are four main layers of the rainforest.. Animals live in all of the different layers.. The . forest floor . is the lowest layer in the rainforest.. By Elyna And Chloe. Climate and Temperature . The climate of the marine biome is mostly varied. Since it is the largest biome in the world, the climate varies from -40 degrees fahreheit to over 100 degrees. The average temperature is 39 degrees fahrenheit, but it is warmer near the equator where the direct rays of sun can pierce the water and warm it. The coldest is in the north and south poles, where the water is close to freezing if not frozen (Glaciers). Also, the deeper the ocean is, the colder the water will be because the sunlight isn't directly piercing it.. Animals & Their Environment. 2016. Four “basic” layers of the rainforest. The rainforest has 4 basic layers. Plants and animal have adapted to the various layers. Each layer has a “MICROCLIMATE”. BY:NADIA, MICHACL,ARTURO. WHERE ARE TROPICAL RAINFOREST’S?. They are found. In South America. . ,Asia and Africa.. They are typically found near the equator.. FACTS ON THE RAINFOREST. The worlds largest Rainforest are in South America, Africa ,and southeast Asia. .        Scientists have divided our world into different biomes, such as tundra, grasslands, deserts, rainforests, deciduous forests, and marine environments. A biome is a large geographical region with plants and animals that are able to live in that location with its particular climate because they have adapted in different ways to the amounts of water, heat, and soil in that area.. • located . in tropics by . equator. • cover about 2% of earth’s surface, but house over half of world’s plant and animal species; ¼ . of medicines . originated in . rainforest. • rainforests are disappearing at an alarming rate; half have been cut down in the last century; . What is a Biome? _______________________________ ______________________________________________. Directions:. 1. Use page 99 of the Prentice Hall biology book and color code the biomes of the world (pg 2 of this packet). A BIG group of LIVING things . Different kinds of species. Large geographical area/ REGION. How are biomes commonly identified?. Biomes are commonly identified by the Biome’s dominant . plant species. Description of the Biome:. 1. Taiga. 2. Temperate Deciduous Forest. 3. Tropical Rainforest. 4. Desert. 5. Grassland. 6. Tundra. Precipitation in the Biome:. A. Tropical Rainforest. B. Desert. C. Grassland. The Amazon rainforest is the largest tropical rainforest in the world, covering over five and a half a million square kilometres (1.4 billion acres).. Over half of the Amazon rainforest is located in Brazil but it is also located in other South American countries including Peru, Venezuela, Ecuador, Colombia, Guyana, Bolivia, Suriname and French Guiana..