Tropical Rainforests

• Tropical rainforests are found between the tropics of Cancer and Capricorn.
• undergrowth


  layer closest to the ground
• canopy


  the main layer of trees in the rainforest located 30 meters from the ground
• liana


  vines which grow up around tree trunks (10 meters)
• buttress roots


  the base of tall trees are wide to provide support (ground level)
• saprophytes


  these plants, fungi or microorganism live on dead or decaying organic matter (ground level)
• emergent trees


  tallest trees in the rainforest which push through the canopy (40 meters)
• shrubs


  grows in limited sunlight above ground level (10 meters)
• small trees

  trees grow up beneath canopy (20 meters)
• how many mm of rain in a rainforest in 1 year

  2500mm (100x more than deserts)
• give some examples of tropical rainforests

  amazon rainforest (brazil) asian rainforest and madagascar