Tropical Rainforest
Location! Near the equator Central America South America Africa Indo-Malaysia
Environment 75⁰F Wet Season & Dry Season (not 4 seasons) 100 inches of precipitation Thin, poor soil (because of all the rain)
Crested Green Basilisk Has flat, wide feet to run on the surface of the water
Ceiba Tree
Ceiba Tree
Leaf Cutter Ants
Sunlight Challenge The foliage(leaves & branches) of the rainforest is very thick Not much sunlight is able to reach the forest floor. Therefore, there are few plants on the forest floor
Epiphyte Epiphytes are plants that grow on trees or other plants but do not get their nutrition from those plants