2. Tropical RainforestTropical Rainforest Bryan Canada & Wesley J. Jackson

3. Locations In Central in South America, Belize Brazil Colombia Costa Rica French Guiana Guyana Peru Suriname Venezuela

4. Climate Humid 250 cm of rain per year Hot Wet 77 degrees Fahrenheit

5. Plants Bamboo Coconut trees Many types of ferns and mosses on the floor of the rainforest Epiphytes

6. Dunk Island, P&O Australian Resorts

7. Animals Many different types of, Snakes Amphibians Insects Monkeys Birds Mammals

9. Foodweb

10. There are 4 different layers of the tropical rainforest, Emergent Canopy Understory Floor

11. Emergent layer Contains small number of large trees called emergents Grow above canopy Eagles, butterflies, and bats live in this area

12. Canopy layer Majority of trees A quarter of all insects live here 50% of plants are believed to live here

13. Understory layer Lies between canopy and forest floor Leaves are much larger at this level Only 5% of light reaches the understory Also called the “shrub layer”

14. Forest Floor Receives only 2% of sunlight Only low light plants can live here A lot of decomposers live here

15. Vacation in the Amazon Amacayacu Vacations In Brazil – Canopy walks – River tours – Jungle walks – Tree house motels – Animal tours & watching

16. Works Cited www.latinguides.com www.blueplanetbiomes.com www.bagheera.com www.conservation.org

17. Quiz 1.How many cm of rain a year does the rainforest get? 2.How much light does the rainforest floor get? 3.What level are the leaves the biggest in the tropical rainforest? 4.How many levels are there in the tropical rainforest? 5.Where level do most decomposers live?