Tropical Rainforest: Zoologist Mrs. Brown Phillip Weinstein

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Tropical Rainforest ZoologistMrs. BrownPhillip
Weinstein
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How Abiotic and Biotic forms help the Biome

• Biotic (living) forms, such as birds and fish,
  help the ecosystem. They provide food for the
  other animals who eat them. Without these
  animals, the secondary consumers could starve.
  Also, some animals help clean up the biome
  (eating the dead animals). Without these
  animals, the entire rainforest would have piles
  of dead animals on the rainforest floor.
• Abiotic (non-living) forms, such as rocks or
  soil, help provide shelter for animals. Without
  these, small animals would have no places to hide
  from predators. Also, soil is needed for trees
  to grow. If we did not have soil, the trees in
  the tropical rainforest would all die.

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Herbivores

• - Capybara - Asian Elephant - Iguana
• Pictures from http//addiesrainforest.weebly.com/h
  erbivores.html

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Carnivores

• - Caiman (Alligator) - Jaguar
  
• - Green Anaconda
• Pictures from http//addiesrainforest.weebly.com/c
  arnivores.html

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Omnivores

• - Toucan - Poison Dart Frog -
  Squirrel Monkey
• Pictures from http//addiesrainforest.weebly.com/o
  mnivores.html

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Special Adaptations

• One important animal adaptation is the Toucan and
  the Parrot. Both have developed strong beaks to
  break hard nuts.
• Another animal adaptation is the Stick Bug. It
  uses camouflage to hide from predators.
• The Poison Arrow Frog has also adapted to the
  forest. Its bright colors warn predators that it
  is highly poisonous and to stay away.
• All of these adaptations help the animals live
  and survive in the Biome.

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Food Chain 1

• Producer Plant
• Primary Consumer Insect
• Secondary Consumer Bird

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Food Chain 2

• Producer Orchid
• Primary Consumer Macaw
• Secondary Consumer Python

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Decomposer Example Fungi

• The Fungis role is to decompose dead animals in
  the forest. When animals die, Fungi absorb the
  nutrients in order to get energy, carbon and
  nutrients for development. The decompose by
  releasing enzymes to break the decaying material
  down.
• Info from http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decomposers
  

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