Transcript 4thtropical rain

The Tropical
Sharon
Baick,Rainforest
Kelly Park, Yvette Piedra
Rarely gets higher than 93°F
Rarely drops below 68°F
Average humidity is between 77 & 88 %
Rainfall is > 100 inches a year
R AINFALL
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rainfall is often more than 100 inches a year
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The trees themselves give off water through the
pores of their leaves (transpiration); it accounts
for as much as half of the precipitation in the rain
forest
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With over 80 inches of rain per year, plants have
made adaptations that helps them shed water
off their leaves
T YPES
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Africa forest elephant
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Bengal tiger
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Chimpanzee
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Dawn bat
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Golden lion tamarin
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Harpy eagle
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Orangutan
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Silvery gibbon
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Vampire bat
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Kinkajou (flavus)
OF
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L INN ’ S S LOTH
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Adaptations
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To defend itself and climb trees, the sloth has
developed two claws on each front foot.
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The greenish color helps camouflage itself in the
rainforest’s lush environment
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It has an algae that grows on its fur that gives it
nutrients by licking itself
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Big pouch stomach that helps digest though
cellulose in the leaves it eats
VAMPIRE B AT
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Adaptations
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Thumb claw that sticks out from the front of its
wing to aid climbing around prey
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Specialized infrared sensors on its nose used to
perceive temperature
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Front teeth specialized for cutting
K INKAJOU
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Adaptations
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Sharp claws help them climb trees and their long
tails help them hang from tree to tree (due to its
grip)
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Teeth are good for eating and ripping food found
in the rainforest
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Benefits from the environment by eating insects
such as termites
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H UMAN
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Large hydroelectric projects
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Inundation of forest tracts (flat land)
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Pollutions
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Urbanization
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deforestation
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Hunting/Poaching
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Introduction of alien species
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THREATS
foreign plants/ animals
Tourism
T HE E ND OF R AINFOREST B IOMES