1. Habitats

3. What is a Habitat?

4. Tropical Rainforest Desert Ocean
Today we will learn about 3 different habitats
Ocean

5. Tropical rainforests are forests with:
*tall trees
*warm climates
*lots of rain
PLANTS
ANIMALS
VIDEO
LAYERS OF THE RAINFOREST
HABITATS

6. The rainforest has 4 layers
EMERGENT LAYER
CANOPY LAYER
UNDERSTORY LAYER
FOREST FLOOR
TROPICAL RAINFOREST
HABITATS

7. EMERGANT LAYER Highest part of the rainforest
Can be as tall as NYC Skyscrapers
Only a few trees are part of this level
Animals- Birds, butterflies, and other insects
TROPICAL RAINFOREST
LAYERS
HABITATS

8. CANOPY LAYER Umbrella of the rainforest
Blocks the sun from reaching the forest floor
Trees up to 100 feet tall
Most of the animals live here
TROPICAL RAINFOREST
LAYERS
HABITATS

9. UNDERSTORY LAYER Hot and humid Below the coverings of the leaves
Above the ground
Many shrubs and young trees
TROPICAL RAINFOREST
LAYERS
HABITATS

10. FOREST FLOOR Wet and dark Leaves from above block the sunlight
Big animals live here
Ants, spiders, and other bugs are important
TROPICAL RAINFOREST
LAYERS
HABITATS

11. More than 2,000 plants
COFFEE - CORN - RICE - GINGER - CHOCOLATE - BANANAS - BEANS - MANGOS - ALLSPICE - CHEWING GUM - LEMONS - SWEET POTATOES - SUGAR - NUTMEG - VANILLA - TAPIOCA - AVOCADOS - COCONUT - CINNAMON - TEA - PINEAPPLES - ORANGES - CASHEW NUTS and don’t forget OXYGEN (that stuff we breath)!
TROPICAL RAINFOREST
HABITATS

12. Insects make up the largest group
Scientists estimate more than half of all the world's animal species live here
Insects make up the largest group
bright colors and sharp patterns, loud vocalizations, and diets heavy on fruits.
TROPICAL RAINFOREST
HABITATS

13. TROPICAL RAINFOREST
HABITATS

14. A place that receives less than 10 inches of rain per year is considered a desert.
PLANTS
VIDEO
ANIMALS
HABITATS

15. Years without fresh water
Long roots to tap water
Ways to store water
Live for hundreds of years
DESERT
HABITATS
HABITATS

16. Adapted ways to keep cool
Spend time underground
Many are nocturnal
DESERT
HABITATS

17. DESERT
HABITATS

18. The whole body of salt water that covers nearly three fourths of the surface of the Earth
PLANTS
VIDEO
ANIMALS
HABITATS

19. Fastest growing plant in the world Grow up to 3 feet in one day
Giant kelp
Also known as sea weed
Fastest growing plant in the world
Grow up to 3 feet in one day
OCEAN
HABITATS

20. microscopic organisms to gigantic whales.
Tide pools
Some live where there is no light
OCEAN
HABITATS

21. OCEAN
HABITATS