1. Biome Research By Katherine Stoeckl
Tropical Rainforest
Biome Research By Katherine Stoeckl

2. Tropical Rainforest Geography & Climate
Location: 30 N and 30 S
Description: Central and South America, West Africa, East Madagascar, Zaire Basin, Indo Malaysia, Asam, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, and Queensland Australia.
Precipitation: 80 to 400 inches per year
Temperature Range: 70 to 85 F
Climate: Lush and warm year round

3. Tropical Rainforest Biodiversity
Plant Species: Epiphyte, mosses, ferns, coniferous trees (10-20 species), broadleaf trees.
Animal Species: mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, butterflies, mosquitoes, stick insects, ants, chipmunks, and monkeys.
Plants and animals: 3,085

4. Tropical Rainforest Adaptations Needed for Survival
Plant: Epiphyte-grows on tree branches to take advantage of sunlight.
Animal: New World Monkey- has prehensile tails that curl around branches to hold on.

5. Tropical Rainforest Interactions of Biotic and Abiotic
Abiotic: Heavy rain helps trees grow
Biotic: plants feed the animals. Animals hunt other animals. The large trees help compact the soil.

6. What is Biodiversity?
Biodiversity is the variety of plants and animals in an ecosystem. I can be studied on many levels. The smallest scale of biodiversity is a pond or neighborhood park. The largest scale of biodiversity is all of the plants and animals on Earth. One of largest challenges in Science is identifying all of the plants and animals on Earth. This task has not yet been fulfilled.

7. How does biodiversity contribute to the sustainability of an ecosystem?
Biodiversity helps sustain an ecosystem by providing food for all of the animals. Sustainability is a key factor in an ecosystem. Plants and animals help to do this. If a certain population gets too large other population species will go down. This will put the ecosystem out of balance.