PPT-Tropical Rainforest

By Michael Anaya amp 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 chisellike teeth can crack it open In just one year a Brazil nut tree can produce some 250 pounds of nuts. Judy and Katherine. We are learning about the rainforest. Rainforests are hot, steamy places were it rains a lot. Rainforests are the wettest areas of land in the world. More than 32 feet of rain may fall during a single year in some rainforests.. 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.. By: Alexis . Bialek. Introduction. . I chose this biome because I have always thought that Tropical forests were interesting and they have a lot of different characteristics to them that are cool to study.. 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 Teja, Mridh, Justin, Jayden. W. orld Location. There are Rainforests in Australia, Africa, Asia, North America, and South America.. Climate. In the Rainforest there are no seasons. I is always hot and wet. The average teetered is around 70°F to 90°F.. Temperate Rainforest. The Temperate Rain Forest is a richly productive biome. Mild temperatures and abundant rainfall encourage plant growth, and the forest is covered with plant life at every level. Because chemical reactions occur more slowly at lower temperatures, the minerals in dead plant material are recovered more slowly than in the tropical rain forest. The forest floor is carpeted with fallen needles, and fungi grow on fallen logs.. 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. . Today we are learning to…….. Describe why the rainforest is so important to us.. Explain why the rainforest is being destroyed.. Discuss how groups of people are trying to conserve the rainforests.. . By. . Finn. . and. . Alice. . Click on video to view . .. What is a Rainforest? . A dense . forest rich in biodiversity, found typically in tropical areas with consistently heavy rainfall. .. What is a Rainforest?. Rainforests . are very dense, . wet and warm forests. . They are called a ‘rain’ forest because they have a rainfall of at least 100 inches (254 . centimeters. ) each year. . 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.. Click a button to find out more. Tropical Rainforest Biome. Click a button to find out more. Where are tropical rainforests located?. Nearly all the tropical rainforest biome is located between Tropic of Cancer (23.5. ?. An ecosystem is a natural system in which the living parts (biotic) e.g. plants (flora) and animals (fauna) and non-living parts (abiotic) e.g. water, air, sunlight, soil and rock interact and are interdependent (rely upon each other). .