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Tropical Rainforest

The Brazilian Tropical Rainforest, covering 60% of its expanse in Brazil, thrives in consistent temperatures, rarely dipping below 77°F or exceeding 90°F. Home to over 55,000 plant species and extensive fauna, including 3,000 fish and 520 mammals, it represents 75% of global biodiversity. Unique adaptations among flora and fauna highlight this ecosystem's complexity, essential for medicine and life. Currently, studies by Shiv Sudan investigate the ongoing destruction of this critical biome, emphasizing the urgency to conserve its trees and the multitude of life forms they support.

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Tropical Rainforest

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  1. Tropical Rainforest Created by: Nick Galbraith

  2. Global location and Climate Conditions • The rainforest is located in Brazil • 60% of the rainforest is in Brazil • Rarely colder than 77 degrees Fahrenheit • Rarely hotter than 90 degrees Fahrenheit • Winter temperatures only 3-4 degrees colder than summer

  3. Brazilian Rainforest Flora • There are over 55,000 different species of plants in this rainforest • Some plants such as the Venus fly trap has adapted to eat animal matter • Epiphytes are plants that have roots that dangle from the air instead of in the ground • Some trees have adapted to have buttress roots which are about 15 feet above the ground • Bromeliads are plants that have adapted to have a wide open “mouth” to catch rain water in

  4. Brazilian Rainforest Fauna • In the rainforest there are 3000 species of freshwater fish • 520 mammal species • 1622 bird species • 468 reptile species • One adaptation is leafcutter ants climb trees to get leaves, which then they put their saliva on it and it creates fungus, which they eat • The three toed sloth has green algae that grows on it to camouflage it and its extreme slowness makes predators unable to see it • Other animals such as frogs are very bright colored which warns predators that it is poisonous

  5. Value of the Rainforest • The value of this biome is it has 75% of all species in the world • This is important because without this biome these species wouldn’t exist • Less than 1 percent of the worlds tropical forest plants have been tested for medicine, yet a quarter of all modern medicines came originally from rainforests

  6. Cool Research • Shiv Sudan wrote a research paper on the rainforest • They are trying to discover how the rainforest is being destructed • They are looking at this by gathering information on the amount of trees up per year • Keep trees up and have more life forms

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