Rainforest Where is the biome found? Tropic regions, near the equator Description: Warm year round Wet and humid all the time

Weather Temperature 65 to 95 °F Average Precipitation 100 to 300 inches per year Weather patterns Humid and rainy all the time

Plants Bamboo Ferns Coconut tree Palm tree Banana tree Strangler fig Kapok tree

Plant Adaptations Have fruit or flowers for reproduction Smooth bark Broad, waxy leaves Large leaves to soak up sunlight Straight trunk with leaves high up at the top

Animals Frogs Snakes Bats Jaguar Salamander Monkey Ape Parrot Lots of insects

Animal Adaptations Live in trees to avoid predators Find shelter from rain Withstand high temperatures and rainfall Feed on insects Camouflage

Humans and Biodiversity Humans do live here in tribal groups The biodiversity is the highest in this biome: 10

Abiotic Factors Rain, rain and more rain Warm temperatures Humid air Sun or shade

Food Chain Plant o Insect Frog o Snake

Other Interesting Facts Rainforests account for less than 6% of Earth’s land surface 25% of all medicine comes from rainforest plants Has more species of trees than any other biome New species are discovered every day in the rainforest Produce 40% of Earth’s Oxygen