1. By: Lydia Burns, Hailey Hudson, Brison Mann, and Conley Dellinger
Rainforest Biome
By: Lydia Burns, Hailey Hudson, Brison Mann, and Conley Dellinger

2. Description The rainforest is full of many abiotic and biotic factors
Abiotic factors are things in an ecosystem that are not living
Biotic factors are organisms in an ecosystem that are living or were once living
Some biotic factors of the rainforest consist of the Africa Forest Elephant, Bengal Tiger, Chimpanzee, Common Palm Civet or Musang, Bengal Bamboo, Bougainvillea, Curare, Coconut Tree, Durian, Jambu, Kapok Tree, Mangrove Forests, Strangler Figs, Tualang
The rainforest has the biggest variety of abiotic and biotic factors

3. Description Rainforests are typically found near the equator
50% of the Rainforest’s precipitation is from it’s own evaporation
77 degrees Fahrenheit is the average temperature in the Rainforest
Some examples of abiotic factors include: climate, weather, precipitation, sunlight, and amount of water
The Rainforest has about 250cm of rain annually and rains more than 90 days a year
The Rainforests have very humid tropical climate

4. Food Web

5. Food Webs
Food Webs consist of: Producers- An organism who makes their own food by natural energy that surrounds them (sun) Primary Consumers-An organism who eats plants Secondary Consumers- An organism who eats Primary Consumers and other Secondary Consumers Scavengers- An organism the eats the food left over by other organisms Decomposers- Organism that breaks down remains of dead organisms The sun plays a role in every food web because it provides energy to the producers

6. Rainforest Food Webs The producers in the rainforest are plants
Some primary consumers in the rainforest are fungi and rodents
A specific example of a primary consumer in the rainforest are tapirs (a pig like animal with a long nose)
Secondary consumers include carnivores and omnivores
A specific example of a secondary consumer in the rainforest is the jaguar
Decomposers and Scavengers in the rainforest consist of fungi, small organisms, and bacteria

7. Environmental Changes
Environmental changes affect biotic life in the Rainforest greatly. For example droughts can cause animals in the rainforest to starve and plants to die. In 2005, the Amazon experienced a drought. This killed tons of trees in the rainforest. Also, environmental conditions cause plants and animals to adapt to their surroundings.

8. Symbiosis
Symbiosis- a relationship between two animals Commensalism- a relationship between two organisms when one benefits and the other is not affected Mutalism- a relationship where both organisms benefit Parasitism- a relationship is where one organism benefits and the other is harmed

9. Rainforest Symbiosis Mutualism Relationships in the Rainforest:
Ex: Capuchin Monkeys and flowering trees
When the monkey is drinking nectar from the flowers it gets pollen on its face and that transfers to other tree’s flowers when they drink from another tree’s flowers
Commensalism Relationships in the Rainforest:
Ex: Ecitoninae ants and Antbirds
When the Ecitoninae ants carry there food they accidentally leave food behind. The Antbirds eat the left over food
Parasitism Relationships in the Rainforest:
Ex: Phorid fly and Leaf Cutter Ants
When the Leaf Cutter Ants are working the Phorid fly attack them and lay their eggs in the crevice of the the Leaf Cutter Ants head

10. Works Cited
Lynch, Emma. Rainforest food chains. Chicago, Ill.: Heinemann Library, Print