Ecosystem, rainforest

1. HELLO EVERY
ONE!
BY:MAURO, ELIANNE, LORENA AND Mª

2. ECOSYSTEMS
-TROPICAL
RAINFOREST

3. The layers of Tropical
Rainforest
EMERGENT LAYER: It´s usually about 50 or 60 m tall. It Has
adapted to survive in hot tempetures and strong winds.
CANOPY LAYER: It is often more than 30 m tall. Birds,
mammals, insects, all live up here.
UNDERSTORY LAYER: It´s made up of trunks,
branches, bushes, shrubs,… Predactors like jaguars live in this
section. FOREST FLOOR: It belongs to
invertebrates, fungi and bacteria. It is dark as Little sunlight
penetrates though the canopy.

4. Location

5. Characteristics of
Tropical Rainforest
PLANTS: Barks, Lianas, Drip tips, Buttresses, Prop and Stilt Roots,...
ANIMALS: Toucans, Monkeys, Boas constrictors, Macaw, Sloths,…

6. Adaptation and
interactionThe lizards are on every continent
except Antarctica. Apparently they
can adapt to a wide variety of
conditions, but are most abundant in
the tropics.
Lizards are ectotherms , regulating
their body temperature by heat
exchange with the environment.
They are more active when they are
near the ground These solitary
lizards are in their environment and
are known for their ability to change
color , her eyes are wide with
independent mobility and their
tongue can be one meter long. Not
always chameleons change color to
match the environment , but also to
express emotions , defend territory
and communicate with their partner.

7. Climate
Costa Rica has a
temperate tropical
climate. Tropical areas
are warm and wet all
year long.
Rainforests belong to
the tropical wet climate
group.Rainfall is often
more than inches a

8. Fun facts
Rainforests are forests that experience a high
level of rainfall.
Scientists believe that there may be millions of
plants and insect species in rainforests that have
yet to be discovered.
Over 25% of natural medicines have been
discovered in rainforests.
Rainforests used to cover 14% of the
Earth’s surface but due to deforestation now only
cover around 6%. A wide variety of animals
live in rainforests, including birds, snakes,
insects, jaguars, cougars, chameleons, turtles,
frogs, and many more.

9. Endangered
species

10. Which human action is
damaging the
biodiversity of the
Tropical Rainforest?

11. Food chain

13. Food web

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