1. Tropical Rainforest

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

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

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

5. Ceiba Tree

6. Ceiba Tree

7. Leaf Cutter Ants

9. 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

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