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​ ​ Is a forest with four distinct layers: Forest floor: with three percent sunlight and little plant life.

The under story: the layer of the forest with the most plant life and animals such as,tree frogs,and snakes.

The upper canopy: houses the animals that take shelter in the trees,such as monkeys, and birds like toucans.

The emergent: the upper or top layer of the rain forest that houses more birds than the upper canopy such as, the harpy eagle.

Where are rain forests found?

Mostly found in South America and Asia and some in south Africa. HUMAN IMPACT Humans come into play by chopping down the rain forests,this effect is mostly occuring in South America. the natives in south America use the trees they chop down to make money off of the lumber,or build housing developments. Over 40 percent of the rain forest is being cut down each day. The rain forest is what makes 40 percent of the worlds oxygen. Enough of the rain forest is being cut down to fill 50 foot ball stadiums.

PLANT LIFE Most of the plants in the rain forests plants are relying on animals to carry the seeds of the plants to help reprodouce. Most species of plants are no longer growing because of a mojor effect called deforestaton. Most endangerd plants are being taken to other tropical enviorments. These are some of the plants that live in rainforest

Bengal banboo Bouganveallea

Coconut tree

Durain

Jambu

Kopok tree

ANIMAL LIFE. Rely on each other to survive by eating eachother or eating local plants. To survive they drink water out of streams or lakesto have energy to hunt,or to get food for their young.

Anacondas

Gecko

Toucan

Parrot

hoatzin

Flying squirle

Fruit Bat

Tarantula Army ant

Post man butterfly

RAIN FOREST FOOD WEB.

Save the rain forest. The way us people can help the rain forest is to become part of what is now called save the rain forest. We need to stop deforestation, so the endangered species of animals to reproduce to come out of being endangered. We also need to save the rare plants because some of them are used for medicen and maybey cure cancer. Some of the animals have animals have young to take care of and deforetsation may kill them.

Other rain forest facts.

The rain forest is located naer the equater, thats why its so humid.

The rain forest has over 300,000 species of plants.

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Created by

TROY HENSLEY TAYLOR SORRELLS