1. Essential Question Why are there more animals and plants in the rainforest?

2. Unit Questions

3. Rainforest by Chandra Steele

4. Rainforest What is the rainforest?  The world oldest living ecosystem  Two Types 1. Tropical 2. Temperate  Lush and Wet, due to an annual of rainfall 40-400 inches  Beneficial to the environment  Home to over half of the earth’s plants and animals  Endangered Tropical Rainforests Temperate Rainforests

5. Importance  Self-Recycling  Variety of plants, animal and people  Help control world’s climate  Plant derived medicines  Food  Old Growth Forests Timber Oil Beef Harmful but Important

6. Life Plants People Animals

7.  Rainforest Action Network, www.ran.org www.ran.org  Rainforest Facts, www.rain-tree.comwww.rain-tree.com  Rainforest Animals, www.rainforestanimals.net www.rainforestanimals.net  Tropical Rainforest, www.blueplanetbiomes.org www.blueplanetbiomes.org  MBGnet, www.mbgnet.netwww.mbgnet.net Please Visit these sites for more information: