By: Anissa Stubbs
Kailey Lucky
Aron Harris
Dominic Tenorio
Period 5
Climate
 an average year in a tropical rain forest, the climate is
very humid because of all the rainfall, which amounts
to about 250 cm per year.
 The average temperature of a rain forest is about 77°
Fahrenheit. The rain forest is about the same
temperature year round. The temperature never drops
below 64° Fahrenheit.
Climate Cont….
 The more solar radiation there is, the hotter it is.
 The clouds then produce rain. It rains more than
ninety days a year and the strong sun usually shines
between the storm
 The warm air can hold a lot of water vapor. As the air
rises, it cools. That means it can hold less water vapor.
Location of Rainforests
The map below shows the location of the world's tropical rainforests. Rainforests cover
only a small part of the earth's surface - about 6%, yet they are home to over half the
species of plants and animals in the world.
Location of Rainforests
 They’re located in South and Central America, Asia,
Australia, and Africa
 The names are:
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Amazon
Africa
Southern Asia
Australasia
Rainforest Plants
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There are many plants in the rainforest; A few are:
Bengal Bamboo
Bougainvillea
Curare
Coconut Tree
Durian
Jambu
Kapok Tree
Mangrove Forests
Strangler Figs
Tualang
Rainforest Plants
 One of the plants in the
rainforest is the Bengal
Bamboo.
 Two common names for it
is Spineless Indian
Bamboo or Calcutta Cane.
 It’s genus is Bambusa and
it’s species is called
tuluda.
Rainforest Plants
 The Bengal Bamboo can
be found in the Southeast
Asian rainforest.
 It does best in a moist
environment with lots of
rainfall.
 The Bengal Bamboo can
grow from 40 feet to 80
feet in height.
 It is about 3 inches in
diameter at it’s oldest.
Rainforest Plants
 The Bengal Bamboo is
important because it can
reduce soil erosion.
 It also is shelter to many
animals.
 The rainforest has plenty of
water for this plant to grow.
 It adapts to the environment
by growing quickly so it can
get lots of rain and sunlight.
Rainforest Plants
 Another plant is called the
Jambu.
 Some common names are
Jambu Ayer, Djamboe Aer,
and the Watery Rose
Apple.
 The genus is called
Syzygium and it’s species
is aqueum.
Rainforest Plants
 Jambu is a fruit that is small,
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crisp and mildly sweet.
It’s a watery fruit that you
would find in southern India
to eastern Malaya.
It grow from 10 to 20 feet in
height.
The branches grow close to
the ground from a short, but
crooked trunk.
The crown is open and nonsymmetrical, and it gets
plenty of rain throughout
the year.
Rainforest Plants
 The leathery leaves grow
opposite of each other
on short, but thick stems
that stick to the twig.
 They are oblong in shape
and narrower at the end.
 The stems are about 2 to
10 inches long and up to
1 to 6 inches wide.
Animals of the Rainforest
Mammals
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Lar Gibbon
Lemur
Okapi
Orangutan
Siamang
Spider Monkey
Bengal Tiger
Capybara
Common Chimpanzee
Gorilla
 Jaguar
 Scientific Name: Panthera onca
 Found in: Mexico, Central and
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South America
Diet: Turtles, Tapir, Deer
Habitat: Grasslands, Rainforests,
and Deserts
Size: 5.5 to 8 feet
Reproduction: pregnant for 100
days. Can give birth to 2,3, or 4
cubs
Animals of the Rainforest
Birds
 Great Hornbill
 Toucan
 Scientific Name:
 Harpy Eagle
 Hoatzin
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 Resplendent Quetzal
 Southern Cassowary
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Ramphastidae
Located: Central and South
America in tropical and subtropical rainforests.
Diet: Small fruit and insects.
Habitat: holes in hollow
trees.
Size: 33-65 centimeters
Reproduction: the female
lays 2-4 eggs a year
Animals of the Rainforest
Reptiles
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Anaconda
Black Caiman
Boa Constrictor
Reticulated Python
 Gaboon Viper
 Scientific Name: Bitis gabonica
 Located: tropical rainforests &
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other moist areas of East and West
Central Africa.
Diet: small mammals(rodents),
birds, and frogs. Venom is harmful
and possibly fatal to humans.
Habitat: dark places near or on the
ground. Nocturnal. Not limited to
rainforests.
Size: 4-6 feet; Weight: 15-18 lbs.
Description: camouflage w/
angular brown shapes on back and
a tan leaf-shaped head.
Reproduction: bears live young.
30-60 young for a given pregnancy.
Animals of the Rainforest
Amphibians
 Red-Eyed Tree Frog
Anthropods
 Leafcutter Ant
 Queen Alexandra’s Birdwing Butterfly
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Poison Dart Frog
 Scientific Name: Dendrobatidae
 Located: South America, some parts of
Central America
 Diet: Termites, Crickets, Flies, and Ants
 Habitat: Marshes, Streams, and Rivers
 Size: 1-7 cm depending on species
 Reproduction: lay eggs in the water &
takes 12 days to hatch
Blue Morpho Butterfly
 Scientific Name: Morpho menelaus
 Located: Central and South America,
some parts of Mexico
 Diet: rotting or fermenting fruit
 Habitat: High in the canopy of the
rainforest.
 Size: 5-6 inches wide
 Reproduction: lays eggs which turn into
caterpillars, which turn into butterfly.
Animals of the Rainforest
Aquatics
 Manatee
 Piranha
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Characidae
Located: South America
Diet: smaller fish; if
piranhas are in a group,
larger fish may be attacked
Habitat: Rivers and
streams of South America
Size: 1 ft in length
Reproduction: lays groups
of eggs in rivers and lakes.