Rainforest

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RainforestBy: Melissa Santos

Facts About My Biome

Average Temperature: 80 Degrees Fahrenheit

Highs & Lows: They are in the highs because they have about 1 million or so animals and plants that live there.

Seasons: Spring, Summer, & Fall

Average Precipitation: The trees are tall at the average at 127 and 660 cm in height, They receive lots of rain because it is very hot.

Location: It usually rains everyday, they are located mostly everywhere around the world.

Abiotic and Biotic Factors

Abiotic:The amounts of water and sunlight, Climate weather sometimes affects the animals that live there.

Biotic: Sunlight, Temperature, Soil, & Water

Defining TermsProducer: A person company,or animal that makes it’s own food & supplies

Primary Consumer: (In the food chain) An animal that feeds on plants

Secondary Consumer: (In the food chain) A carnivore that feeds only upon herbivores

Tertiary Consumers: A carnivore at the topmost level in a food chain that feds on other carnivores

Decomposers: An organism especially a soil bacterium, fungus, or invertebrate, that decomposes organic material

Saprophytes: A plant, fungus, or microorganism that lives dead or decaying organic matter

Food Chain/Food Web

FOOD CHAIN FOOD

WEB

Water Cycle/Carbon Cycle/Nitrogen CycleWater Cycle: The cycle of processes which water circulates betweens Earth’s ocean, atmosphere, and land.

Carbon Cycle: The series of precesses by which carbon compounds are inter converter in the environment.

Nitrogen Cycle: The series of processes by which nitrogen and its compounds are interconverted in the environment and in living organisms.

Cycles

WATER CYCLE

CARBON CYCLE

NITROGEN CYCLE

Environmental IssuesWhat Environmental Issues Is The Rainforest Facing?People cutting down thousands of trees.

What Is Causing The Problem? 60-70% of the animals die a year.

What Are Some Of The Solutions To Protect The Rainforest? One of the solutions is by not cutting any more trees in the forest.