TROPICAL RAINFOREST

Organism:
Bengal Tiger

BENGAL TIGER

• LOCATED: Southeast Asia
• Since 2010 it has been classified as an endangered species
• DIET: Carnivore; eats antelopes, boars, monkeys, pigs, birds, and ocasionally elephants
• HABITAT: tropical rainforests, dense grass lands, and mangroves
• SIZE: approx. 400-600 lbs and approx. 5-10 ft in length

BENGAL TIGER CONTINUED

• LIFESPAN: 18-25 years
• TOP SPEED: 60 mph
• LIFESTYLE: solitary
• Average litter size: 3
• PREDATORS: humans

ORGANIZATIONAL GROUPING

• Organism: Bengal Tiger
• Population: A family of Bengal Tigers
• Community: bengal tigers, insects, trees
• Ecosystem: temperature, rocks, dirt, animals

ORGANIZATIONAL GROUPING

• Biome: tropical rainforest
• Biosphere: the planet

TROPICAL RAINFOREST FACTS

TROPICAL RAINFOREST

• The tropical rainforest has hundreds of different types of trees
• Over 15 million species of plants and animals live within this biome
• Rainforests are threatened by unsustainable agricultural, ranching, and mining
• Rainforests help to regulate the temperatures around the world
• About 1/4 of natural medicines have been discovered in rainforests

WHERE TROPICAL RAINFORESTS ARE FOUND

• Africa
• South and Central American
• Asia

WEATHER

• The climate of a tropical rainforest is very hot and wet
• The average temperatures of a tropical rainforest are about 80 degrees F all year round
• The temperature of the rainforest has never dropped below 64 degrees F
• It rains about 160-400 inches each year.