Tropical Rainforest: Zoologist Mrs. Brown Phillip Weinstein

How Abiotic and Biotic forms help the Biome: Biotic (living) forms, such as birds and fish, help the ecosystem. They provide food for the other animals who eat them. Without these animals, the secondary consumers could starve. Also, some animals help clean up the biome (eating the dead animals). Without these animals, the entire rainforest would have piles of dead animals on the rainforest floor. Abiotic (non-living) forms, such as rocks or soil, help provide shelter for animals. Without these, small animals would have no places to hide from predators. Also, soil is needed for trees to grow. If we did not have soil, the trees in the tropical rainforest would all die.

Herbivores: - Capybara - Asian Elephant - Iguana Pictures from http://addiesrainforest.weebly.com/herbivores.html

Carnivores: - Caiman (Alligator) - Jaguar - Green Anaconda Pictures from http://addiesrainforest.weebly.com/carnivores.html

Omnivores: - Toucan - Poison Dart Frog - Squirrel Monkey Pictures from http://addiesrainforest.weebly.com/omnivores.html

Special Adaptations: One important animal adaptation is the Toucan and the Parrot. Both have developed strong beaks to break hard nuts. Another animal adaptation is the Stick Bug. It uses camouflage to hide from predators. The Poison Arrow Frog has also adapted to the forest. Its bright colors warn predators that it is highly poisonous and to stay away. All of these adaptations help the animals live and survive in the Biome.

Food Chain: #1 Producer: Plant Primary Consumer: Insect Secondary Consumer: Bird

Food Chain #2 Producer: Orchid Primary Consumer: Macaw Secondary Consumer: Python

Decomposer Example: Fungi The Fungi’s role is to decompose dead animals in the forest. When animals die, Fungi absorb the nutrients in order to get energy, carbon and nutrients for development. The decompose by releasing enzymes to break the decaying material down. Info from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decomposers

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