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Climate in the tropical rainforest
Consistently above
25
degrees with very little variation
Tiny dip to
25
in June and July
Annual average is
27
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Rainfall in the tropical rainforest
Relatively
dry
in the
winter
months
Most rainfall in the
summer
months, peaking in
June
and July
Total annual rainfall exceeds
4,000
mm
Rainfall peaks as temperature drops
slightly
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Tropical rainforest soils are
thin
and
infertile
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Water cycle in the tropical rainforest
1. Water is stored in
soil moisture
and
puddles
2. Water is transported down the
layers
to the forest floor
3.
Shallow-rooted
plants take up water in the
bottom
layer
4.
Shrub
layer transfers water to the forest floor
5.
Canopy
intercepts water and passes it down to the
shrub
layer
6. This system slows the water and prevents
soil erosion
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Animals use
water
for drinking and eat vegetation where
water
is stored
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Biomass
Living or recently
dead
matter, e.g.
leaves
or fallen leaves
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Tropical rainforests
support the
largest
number of species of any biome, over two-thirds of the world's plant and animal species
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Tropical rainforests have a
12-month
growing season
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Sloth
Have hooked claws for swimming
Have long and strong arms and claws to help
climb
trees and escape
predators
Can swim due to the presence of water,
rainfall
, rivers and
islands
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Birds of Paradise
Have colorful feathers to attract a
mate
and scare away
predators
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Strawberry poison-dart frog
Have
bright colours
to repel predators and show they are
poisonous
Have
pores
on their skin that
secrete poison
Each
island
has a different colour due to diet making some more
poisonous
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Soil Moisture
A type of
water
storage in the
soil
, available to plants.
Capillary Action
The natural movement of
water
through tiny spaces in the
soil.
Canopy
The
upper
layer of the rainforest, where dense plant growth
intercepts
water.
Shrub Layer
The
mid-layer
of the rainforest, receiving water from the Canopy and transmitting it to the
forest floor.
Forest Floor
The
bottom
layer of the rainforest, where soil and plants receive
water
from the Shrub Layer.
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