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