Rainforests

• 28% of the worlds oxygen comes from rainforests
• 2500 mm of rainforest per year
• High temperatures averaging 27 °C all year
• Emergent trees grow up to 40m tall and get 2% of sunlight
• Epiphytes live on trees on the canopy layer
• Leaves have drip tip leaves
• Buttress roots are protruding
• Only top 5cm of soil has nutrients