Rainforest, Rainforest
Transcript: Using your iPads, research the following information (this information will be written on your notecard): The role that this organism plays in it's ecosystem, the relationships that it has with the other organisms (predator/prey, mutualism, etc), and the environmental factors that may effect this organism. After you have completed your notecard, use "google images" to pull up a picture of your organism. Then, draw and color a picture of your organism on your sheet of paper. You will present this to the class at the end of the period. "I Can" Organisms in the Rainforest (Jungle) Biome Draw from the paper bag: Plants: Brazil Nut, Banana, Strangler fig, Palm Trees, Coffee, Kapok, Cocoa, Orchid, Rubber Fungus, Mahogany Tree Animals: Anaconda, Anteater, Boa constrictor, Electric Eel, Monkeys, Pink Dolphin, Jaguar, Parrot, Toucan, Manatee, Puma, Frog, Sloth Organisms in the Rainforest (Jungle) Biome The Rainforest exists through nutrient cycling. As plants die, their parts are quickly decomposed and the next generation of plants recycles the nutrients they contained. Without this process, the soil would be too poor to support sustained plant growth. Near the rivers, plants grow quickly and they absorb the available sunlight. Trees reach to the sun with large branches that absorb energy. Away from the rivers, the floor of the rainforest is dark with less than 5% of sunlight available to the ground at noon. I can describe the environmental factors and the plants and animals of the Rainforest Biome. I can understand the interrelationship between environmental factors and the plants and animals within the Rainforest Biome . Welcome Organisms in the Rainforest (Jungle) Biome What is something you have already learned about the Rainforest (Jungle) Biome? Rainforest, Rainforest Assignment About half of all known species live in the rainforest. Most of the animals that live in the rainforest, live within the trees. Rainforests can be found in: Central America near the Amazon River Africa and eastern Madagascar Indo-Malaysia: west coast of India, Assam, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, and Queensland, Australia. Review