Tropical Rainforest Characteristics

• Structure of the tropical rainforest

  A) Emergent

  B) Canopy

  C) Under Canopy

  D) Shrub level

  
• Nutrients are rapidly recycled in the tropical rainforest because the warm, moist climate provides ideal conditions for decomposers to break down organic material in the litter layer quickly

  
• Biomass is all the living things in an ecosystem, including plants and animals
• The litter layer is all the dead organic material such as fallen leaves, dead vegetation or dead animals on the soil’s surface
• Tropical rainforests are located on or close to the equator so the climate is typically warm and wet
• The toucan has adapted to have a long, large bill to allow it to reach and cut fruit from branches that are too weak to support its weight
• The sloth has adapted to use camouflage and move very slowly to make it difficult for predators to spot
• Plants have adapted to have drip tips which allows water to run off the leaves quickly without damaging or breaking them
• Lianas have adapted to climb up mature trees to go above the canopy so they can reach sunlight
• Biodiversity is the variety of life in the world or a particular habitat