4. Go to: http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/rainforest.htm
a. What are the characteristics of tropical rain forests?
b. What % of the earth contains these rain forests?
c. Describe three plants that are used to treat diseases found here.
d. Describe the layers of the rain forest.
e. What is an epiphyte?
f. What are some adaptations that plants have made to inhabit tropical
forests?
g. What are some adaptations found in animals living in the rain forest?
h. Why is obtaining nutrients difficult for plants in a rain forest?
i. Go to: http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/habitats/rainforest-threats.html
- What are some threats to the rainforests
- What are the solutions?
j. Name several countries that contain rainforests and color them in your
map.
