Tropical Rainforest
Abiotic features: Water, warm climate, sunlight, and soil nutrients
Major plant species: Lobster claw, Pará rubber tree, Orchids, Cocoa bean, Cacao tree, Victoria amazonica, Passion flower
Major animal species: Jaguar, Harpy eagle, Amazon river dolphin, Ocelot, Green anaconda, Okapi, Kinkajou, Scarlet macaw, Pygmy marmoset
3 Interesting facts:
Abiotic features: Water, warm climate, sunlight, and soil nutrients
Major plant species: Lobster claw, Pará rubber tree, Orchids, Cocoa bean, Cacao tree, Victoria amazonica, Passion flower
Major animal species: Jaguar, Harpy eagle, Amazon river dolphin, Ocelot, Green anaconda, Okapi, Kinkajou, Scarlet macaw, Pygmy marmoset
3 Interesting facts:
- Only around 6% of Earth’s land surface is rainforest, but about half of plant and animal species live there!
- It can take ten minutes for a falling raindrop to travel from a rainforest’s thick canopy to the floor.
- Rainforests get at least 250cm of rain every year. Sometimes it’s almost double that at 450cm.