RAINFOREST BIOME

FACTS

• Rainforests' cover 7% of the earth's surface.
• They contain 50% of all the plant and animal species on the planet.
• They are known as the "lungs" of the earth.
• The temperature never falls below 25 degrees Celsius.
• Anywhere between 2-9 meters of rain can fall a year.

FACTS

• The rainforest is made up of three layers (canopy, understory, forest floor).
• Rainforest soil is not good for things like farming.
• Rainforest are slowly disappearing.
• Scientists estimate that 1 rainforest species becomes extinct every 15 minutes.
• Many medicines can be made from plants found in the rainforest.

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