1. Tropical Rainforest Biome Research By Addison Rogers

2. Tropical Rainforest Geography & Climate Location- 30 degrees North, 30 degrees south latitude Description- Central and South America, West Africa, East Madagascar, Zaire Basin, Indomalaysia, Asaam, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, and Queensland Australia. Soil Type- Shallow Soils Precipitation- 80 to 400 inches a year Temperature Range- 70 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit Climate- lush and warm all year http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTLWAS5l1QUpOf9bDdcO_JLgWod1poVmrWRy0MH45jOZKEP8LS- 1A:2.bp.blogspot.com/_OWCjkliV23I/TT_yGE89UgI/AAAAAAAAAGA/SY7ufoU3FAU/s1600/tropical-rainforest.jpg

3. Tropical Rainforest Adaptations Needed for Survival Plants- Epiphyte; grows on tree branches to take advantage of sunlight Animals- New World Monkey; has prehensile tails that curl around branches to hold on with http://king.portlandschools.org/files/houses/y2/ani malmaineia/files/species/puffin/Puffin%20webpages /ecology/Frog.gif

4. Tropical Rainforest Biodiversity Plant Species- Epiphyte, mosses, ferns, coniferous trees (10-20 species), broad leaf trees Animal Species- mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, butterflies, mosquitoes, stick insects, ants, chipmunks, and monkeys 3,085 plant and animal species http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSd7UtIsviBFECb4M ZGletjpyvO4lnCXKA- _wL5HrJpA82pMJ7s:www.ifoam.org/growing_organic/7_traini ng/t_materials/6_gen_publications/images/biodiversity7aeng.j pg

5. Tropical Rainforest Interactions of Biotic and Abiotic Biotic- plants feed animals, carnivores hunt for their food Abiotic- heavy rain helps trees grow http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRBYa3So St6e48b-yO1DBQHUueHL6RS7Uo- ewQU3v2A3Xs1e0B4qw:www.srl.caltech.edu/person nel/krubal/rainforest/Edit560s6/www/images/anima ls/animals.gif

6. What is Biodiversity? Biodiversity is the number of different species of plants and animals in an environment. It is the variety of life. You can study it on many levels. Biodiversity can be studied practically anywhere. From the tundra and desert, to your neighborhood park. http://www.crocodilebay.com/blog/wp- content/uploads/2012/10/MonteverdeRainfor estCostaRica-500x375.jpg

7. How does biodiversity contribute to the sustainability of an ecosystem? If there is ever wildfires or floods, and a species were to go extinct, a forest with 20 other reptiles is likely to adapt better than another forest with only one species. http://www.google.com/imgres?q=biodiversity+in+tropical+rainforest &hl=en&safe=active&sa=X&tbo=d&biw=1280&bih=603&tbm=isch&tb nid=dVK7OywGhtxlsM:&imgrefurl=http://mrsgebauer.com/rainforestw eb/WebQuest.htm&docid=xeOdeoZlGKPHXM&imgurl=http://mrsgeba uer.com/rainforestweb/biodiversity.jpg&w=500&h=175&ei=9cL5UJvW L8Pi2gX_0YD4BQ&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=166&vpy=344&dur=234&ho vh=133&hovw=380&tx=317&ty=89&sig=106508188917337504924&p age=1&tbnh=88&tbnw=250&start=0&ndsp=17&ved=1t:429,r:12,s:0,i: 119&surl=1