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Tropical Rainforest
By George Bonser and Dominic Holecz
Animal Life and Plant Life!!
For plants to live in the tropical rainforest they need these adaptations:
Bark, Lianas, Drip tips, Buttresses, Prop and Stilt roots, Epiphytes, Bromeliads, Mangroves, Nepenthes.
The types of flowers that live here are commonly called cash crops such as: Cacao, Rubber, Bananas , Sugar Cane and Nutmeg.
FlowersNutmeg :
Rubber:
Sugar Cane:
Flowers Cont….
Cacao :
Banana :
Animal Life and Plant Life!! Cont….
For animals All different types of animals live here : Herbivores , Carnivores, Frugivores , Omnivores, Detritivores.
You have the Common Tree Shrew, the Slow Loris, Flying Dragon, Crested Guan , and the Brazilian Tapir.
Animals
Common Tree Shrew:
Slow Loris:
Animals Cont….
Flying Dragon:
Crested Guan:
Animals Cont… + Interesting Facts
Brazilian Tapir:
One interesting fact is that Nutmeg is actually the only 2 for 1 plant it has 2 spices in one plant nutmeg and mace.
Second interesting fact is the Common Tree Shrew’s scientific name is Tupaia glis.
Third interesting fact is the Slow Loris is actually a primate. (doesn’t look like one)
Ending
Info found for this power-point was found on:
http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Nycticebus_coucang.html
http://mbgnet.net/sets/rforest/index.html