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Tropical Rainforest

Published on Nov 21, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

TROPICAL RAINFOREST

BY TIMONE BALDON

Photo by Ippei & Janine Naoi

ANIMALS

Jaguar
ocelots
macw
cayman
anacanda

Photo by @Doug88888

JAGUAR

THE THIRD-LARGEST FELINE AFTER THE TIGER AND THE LION

Photo by shannonkringen

OCELOTS

ALSO KNOWN AS THE DWARF LEOPARD

Photo by spencer77

macaw

MEMBER OF THE parrot FAMILY

Photo by eclectic echoes

CAYMAN

CAIMANS ARE ALLIGATORID CROCODYLIANS WITHIN CAIMANINAE

Photo by Leo Reynolds

anaconda

LARGE VENOMOUS SNAKE

Photo by stigwaage

plants

venus fly trap
orchids
buttress roots
epiphytes
saprophytes

Photo by dmitri_66

venus fly trap

a carnivorous plant

Photo by I_am_Allan

10.

orchids

ONE OF THE LARGEST FAMILIES OF FLOWERING PLANTS

Photo by PKMousie

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BUTTRESS ROOTS

has very shallow roots

Photo by Tatters:)

12.

EPIPHYTES

a plant that lives on other plants

Photo by gbohne

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SAPROPHYTES

a heterotroph

Photo by Kaptain Kobold

14.

climate

huimd
hot
moist
fertle
wet

Photo by revedavion.com

15.

Huimd

It is very humid in the tropical rainforest

Photo by Cristóbal Alvarado Minic

16.

HOT

It is very hot in the rainforest

Photo by VinothChandar

17.

MOIST

moisture can be found in the rainforest

Photo by jenny downing

18.

FERTILE

the rainforest is very fertile. many plants grow here

Photo by ozjimbob

19.

wet

there are waterfalls in the rainforest

Photo by Stuck in Customs

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SOIL & LAND FORMATION

4 distinct layers
dense vegetation
very nutrient rich soil
covers 6% of earth's land surface
weathered soil

Photo by Poytr

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FOUR DISTINCT LAYERS

forest floor
canopy
understory
emergent layer

Photo by WanderingtheWorld (www.ChrisFord.com)

22.

DENSE VEGITATION

the rainforest is made up of many different plants