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Tropical Rainforest

Location! Near the equator Central America South America Africa Indo-Malaysia

Environment 75⁰F Wet Season & Dry Season (not 4 seasons) 100 inches of precipitation Thin, poor soil (because of all the rain)

Crested Green Basilisk Has flat, wide feet to run on the surface of the water

Ceiba Tree

Ceiba Tree

Leaf Cutter Ants

Sunlight Challenge The foliage(leaves & branches) of the rainforest is very thick Not much sunlight is able to reach the forest floor. Therefore, there are few plants on the forest floor

Epiphyte Epiphytes are plants that grow on trees or other plants but do not get their nutrition from those plants