- The rainforest document describes the different layers of the rainforest ecosystem - the forest floor, understory, canopy, and emergent layer - and the plants and animals found in each layer. - It also discusses facts about rainforest destruction, including that 1.5 acres are lost every second and over 100 species are lost daily, as well as providing videos on photosynthesis and rainforest destruction.

1. The Rainforest An Interactive Powerpoint by: Mandie Verburg Ed. 205 Section 09 Quit

9. Photosynthesis Click Image to Start Video Quit Return to Previous Slide

10. Destruction of Rainforests Video Click the Image to Start the Video Quit Return to Previous Slide

11. Resources Images: http://www.tigerhomes.org/animal/images/rainforest-layers.gif http://www. tikaltravel .com/images/photos/images/tapir.jpg http: //villagewiki . pbwiki . com/f/Tarantula .jpg http://www. ai . mit .edu/lab/olympics/98/images/jaguar.jpg http://www. cruisersafaris .com/images/packages/warthog.jpg http://www. cloudforestalive . org/files/palmviper .JPG http://www. skyrail .com.au/nd0904-3.jpg http://news. nationalgeographic .com/news/2007/08/images/070830-poison-frog.jpg http://imagecache2. allposters .com/images/pic/EUR/2400-1197~Orangutan-Baby-Posters.jpg http://img3. travelblog .org/Photos/24856/185234/f/1417725-Scarlet-Macaw-at-Copan-Ruinas-1.jpg http://www. whozoo .org/Anlife99/coreybow/HarpyFemalePG_062105_5587.JPG http://www. vickisturiale . com/xSites/Mortgage/vicki/Content/UploadedFiles/parrots .jpg http://www. redjellyfish .com/images/rfdestruction3.jpg http://www.ypte.org.uk/docs/factsheets/env_facts/env_images/logging2.jpg Quit

12. Resources Information: http://www. enchantedlearning .com/subjects/rainforest/Strata. shtml http://www. rainforesteducation . com/life/understory . htm http: //edhelper .com/AnimalReadingComprehension_27_1.html http://rainforests. mongabay .com/0401. htm http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/5798/levels.html http: //mle .matsuk12. us/rainforest/emergent_layer_animals .html http://www.geocities.com/rainforest/3294/rainforest_info.html http://dspace.dial.pipex.com/ctf/facts/animals.htm Quit

13. Author’s Page My name is Mandie Verburg and I am currently a junior at Grand Valley State University. I am majoring in Psychology/Special Education. My email address is: [email_address] . gvsu . edu Quit

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