The Tropical Rain forest
What is a tropical rainforest?
http://stophavingaboringlife.com/rainforest-tropical-hike-costa-rica/
Biome Location
http://tropicalrainforestworld.weebly.com/uploads/3/1/7/7/31777721/4655468_orig.gif
Climate
Celsius --> Fahrenheit
0゜C = 32゜F
Average Temperature ~78゜F
Average Rainfall
~7.395 in
http://sci7biomeproject.weebly.com/uploads/1/4/6/6/14666720/9627060.png?512
Common Animals
Toucan
http://www.tropical-rainforest-animals.com/Tropical-Rain-Forests.html
Jaguar
http://jaguar.nedir.com/
Western Lowland Gorilla
http://theodysseyonline.com/ole-miss/saving-the-western-lowland-gorilla/229735
Poison Dart Frog
http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/amphibians/poison-frog/
Blue Morpho Butterfly
http://www.rainforest-alliance.org/kids/species-profiles/blue-butterfly
Creature Feature:
THE GREEN ANACONDA
http://www.arkive.org/green-anaconda/eunectes-murinus/image-G57684.html
A breeding ball
Common Plants
Bromeliads
http://www.bromeliads.info/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/christmas-bromeliad-Guzmania.jpg
Venus fly trap
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/225/492380318_146e184b41.jpg
Buttress Roots
Heliconia
http://www.ecorazzi.com/2012/02/08/ten-amazing-rainforest-plants/
Banana Tree
https://sovifit.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/going_bananas.jpg
Plant Feature:
RAFFLESIA ARNOLDII
https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/1e7s4u/the_largest_flower_on_earth_rafflesia_arnoldii/
Endangered Species
Brown Spider Monkey
Pygmy Three-Toed Sloth
https://gifts.worldwildlife.org/gift-center/Images/large-species-photo/large-Three-toed-Sloth-photo.jpg
Orinoco Crocodile
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0c/OrinocoCrocodile.jpg
Invasive Species
Rubus
http://checklists.datazone.darwinfoundation.org/static/photos/species/display/rh_0031_rubus-niveus3-scristobal.jpg
Relationships between Organisms
Mutualism
http://www.asknature.org/images/uploads/strategy/f097cff84f4731c409ac223e2a88e125/bromeliad2.jpg
http://cdn2.arkive.org/media/DA/DA9CC3A6-C05B-483D-8133-B94DCF6A567E/Presentation.Large/Xolocalco-bromeliad-salamander-.jpg
Bromeliad
Salamander
Commensalism
Eciton
Antbird
http://www.antpitta.com/images/photos/antbirds/Ferruginous-backed-Antbird-60kmnofmanaus_04377.jpg
http://www.faunaparaguay.com/Eciton%20burchelli%20mbaracayu%20soldier%204.jpg
http://pansci.asia/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/focusonwildlifecom.jpg
Leaf-cutter Ants
Parasitism
Phorid Fly
http://puredefensepestsolutions.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/phorid-fly-pure-defense-pest1-e1381941531912.jpg
Competition
https://drscdn.500px.org/photo/997539/m=1170/57cc644cf09946eaf50158d7634ddd92
Food Web
Energy Pyramid
http://letgreengrow.weebly.com/uploads/2/7/4/6/27464195/4781069_orig.png
Human influence
Farming
http://www.greenpeace.org/international/en/multimedia/slideshows/Cameroonian-Forest-Threatened-By-US-Company/Oil-Palm-Nursery-in-Cameroon/
Logging
http://worldofrainforests.weebly.com/saving-the-rainforest.html
Mining
http://www.infoshareddaily.com/illegal-gold-mining-is-destroying-south-american-rainforests/
Effects
https://www.pexels.com/search/earth/
http://www.adeevee.com/2008/09/rettet-den-regenwald-save-the-rainforest-not-only-the-rainforest-dies-outdoor/
Abiotic Factors
http://www.tropical-rainforest-animals.com/image-files/australianrainforest.jpg
http://cx.aos.ask.com/question/aq/1400px-788px/types-bodies-water-found-tropical-rainforest_7fbde8643f5c4813.jpg
Biotic Factors
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/89/240713658_797a24fe65.jpg
http://tropicalrainforestbiomebyhugo.weebly.com/uploads/3/7/4/3/37439579/179415_orig.jpg
Keystone Species
Agouti
http://cdn2.arkive.org/media/8F/8F73DBD0-1486-4BB8-AD4C-B0529C426450/Presentation.Large/Azaras-agouti.jpg
Quiz
http://rocket.portlandk12.org/access/web?id=deeae568-d57b-11e5-b8e7-00e0ed458000
how would you Describe the climate in the rainforest?
Correct answer: B
Temperatures in the Rainforest are usually consistently warm at an average of 78 degrees and it is very wet with Argentina amounts of precipitation.
What is one of the main reasons for the deforestation of tropical rainforests?
CORRECT ANSWER: C
Tropical Rainforests are threatened mainly by farming, logging, and mining. Not only does this result in extinction for many species, but it also furthers global climate change.
What is the example of mutualism in tropical rainforests?
A: Bromeliad and Salamander
B: Eciton and Antbird
c: Phorid fly and leaf cutter ant
d: Eciton and salamander
Correct answer: b
The relationship between the bromeliad and salamander is mutualistic
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