5 trf adaptation

TRF Vegetation

Starter

Look at the pictures above. Which is the odd

one out? Why?

Lesson Objectives

• What is the rainforest vegetation like?• How has the rainforest vegetation

adapted to the climate?

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Pg 50How have these leaves adapted to the climate?

Rainforest vegetation is extremely diverse . In the Kakamega rainforest in Kenya there may be 300 plant species in 1sq km.

Trees, have an evergreen appearance but are in fact deciduous due to the year round growing season.(remember it is hot and wet throughout the year)

Epiphytes are plants which do not have their roots in the soil. They grow on trunks, branches and even the leaves of trees and shrubs

What is the rainforest vegetation like?

Guam Fruit

This fruit is from the Guam tree. It has a long pod which when twisted by hand reveals a white fleshy covered seed. The white flesh tastes like marshmallow and is delicious!

Buttress RootsThese are roots above the ground that help stabilise the tall trees that ground straight and would easily topple over without their support. They are above the ground as only the top layer of soil is very fertile. Unlike our trees they don’t need deep root systems.

Starter

Under Canopy

Shrub Layer

Emergents

Canopy

TASK

On the picture of a TRF, cut and stick the animals in the part f the rainforest where you think you will find them.

– CLUESTo do this consider what they eat (where do you find it?)What eats it (where do you find it?)

There are lots of books to help you.

Interactions page 10 is very good!

Which part of the TRF is this?

Which part of the TRF is this?

Which part of the TRF is this?

Which part of the TRF is this?

Learning Objectives

To use IT to locate what layer certain animals in a rainforest live.

To describe why any particular animal lives in that layer of the rainforest

Layers BBC: Here

BBC rainforests : Here

Learning Objectives

What is the rainforest nutrient cycle?What happens to the nutrient cycle when you clear the rainforests?

What is the rainforest nutrient cycle?

So what happens if we cut down the trees?

What is the rainforest nutrient cycle?

Task

• Draw and annotate the nutrient cycle

• Explain what happens if the cycle is broken