Mars Biomes By Euan Gillies

What it will be like The major biome on Mars is tropical rainforests. The reason why we haven’t spotted them yet is because the tops of the trees are orange; because of the thin layer of atmosphere here the top of the trees get very hot. But since the trees below that are shielded by the tops of the trees they are green like trees on earth. It will be damp and cold near the forest floor because of the little sunlight. But nearer the top it can get up to almost 60°C. The dark parts of the surface are the trees that don’t change there colours depending on how much sunlight there is.

Animals-part 1 The Blambuca evolved from a rat that lived here centuries ago. It has evolved red fur to blend in with the top of the trees. It rarely visits the forest floor because it isn’t camoflaged there. It is a herbivore that eats the leaves and fruits of the trees. It is very shy.

Animals-Part 2 This species is called Daillish it lives near the top of the trees because it wouldn’t be able to survive otherwise. It hunts the Blambuca as well as eating fruits and leaves. It is a very social animal so it hunts in packs.

Plants The plants that live here are the mosses and liverworts which live at the forest floor; these plants have a very short life span compared to the trees because there is very little sunlight. There are two types of trees the ones where they stay green no matter what happens but lose their leaves and the ones that there leaves change colour according to the temperature. Orange being the hottest to green being the coolest.