TONYA RITTER

Tropical Rainforest Biome

Map of the Tropical Rainforest

Locations of the Tropical Rainforest

o Amazon River Basin (Northern South America)

o Central Americao Congo River Basin (Western Africa)o Madagascaro Southeast Asiao Australia

Climateo Very humido Temperature never goes below 32˚ F,

because the plants would dieo About 250 cm of rain per yearo Average temperature is about 77˚ F

Plants in the Tropical Rainforest

Bengal Bamboo

Bougainvillea

Coconut Tree

Jambu

Curare Leaf

Animals in Tropical Rainforest

Slender Loris

Red-Shanked Douc Langur

Chimpanzee

Jambu Fruit Dove

Toco Toucan

Food Web

Symbiotic Relationships

Mutualism: The flower lives to produce nectar, and the beetle eats the nectar to

survive.

Water Lily Beetle Moth

Sloth Commensalism: The moth eats the algae that grows on the sloths fur, but it does not bother the sloth.

Fungus InsectsParasitism: The insects eat the

fungus, which makes them go insane, and commit suicide.

Co-evolution

The Poison Dart Frog evolved to avoid being hunted easily, so in return, this frog evolved

as well.

Products from the Tropical Rainforest

Coffee

Chewing Gum

Baby Oil Perfume Shampoo

ThreatsDEFORESTATION:

Resources

o http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/rainforest/Where.shtml

o http://meaningofquran.com/viralscript/inc/inc/rainforest%20food%20chains%20and%20food%20webs-70754.html

o http://www.saverfn.org/lessonssymb.html

o http://lo2fosho.blogspot.com/2011/01/coevolution-in-tropical-rainforest.html

o http://www.folklife.si.edu/resources/maroon/foodways/more.htm