1
Q
Other
A
- Rain Forest has layers
(1) Emergent
(2) Canopy
(3) Understory
(4) Forest floor
-Being destroyed at all rates 4 % of all of our medicines
_ plants in the rainforest create medicen usfull for cancer
2
Q
location
A
- Extends across the continents
- cover 2% of the earths surfaces
- use as much oxygen as they produce
- they are in South America, Central America, Africa, the tropics
3
Q
Climate
A
- warm and wet
- lots of rain (tropical climate)
- most rain of all biomes
4
Q
Flora
A
- large leaved trees, and plants ,vines
- Epiphytes (air plants ) nuts
coco beans , coffee, avocado trees - strata of the tropical rain forest
1. Emergent
2. Canopy
3. Understory
4. Forest Floor
5
Q
Fauna
A
- Mammals : , orangutang , howler monkey
- Second loudest animal in the world
- Insects ,birds, spiders
