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ANIMAL ADAPTATION

With warm temperatures, water and an
abundance of food, tropical rain forests
support thousands of wildlife species. The
competition means organisms must adapt or
develop specialized traits to compete for
The tropical rainforest is a wet, warm forest of trees that grow very closely together. The canopy in the environmental resources. Many rain forest
rainforest can release gallons of water each year into the atmosphere. The resulting moisture hangs over animals use adaptations to carve out their
the forest, keeping the interior warm and humid. Animals living in the rainforest have had to adapt to these own niches and protect themselves from
wet, warm conditions and have had to find niches that allow them to thrive. They do this by altering species predators.
characteristics to fit the tall trees, the constant humidity and the rainforest floor.

PLANT ADAPTATION

Over 200,000 species of plants thrive in rain
forests. This abundance is due to the warm,
humid environment and includes some of the
most beautiful and interesting flora:
orchids, rubber trees, poinsettias, cacao
trees, Venus fly traps, passion flowers, peace
The plants need sunlight for photosynthesis (the way they make their own food). This is because the plant lilies, brazil nut trees, mahogany trees, passion
traps the sun's energy in the chlorophyll, in the leaves. This is then used to turn carbon dioxide and water into fruits, lianas, strangler fig, quinine
glucose. The glucose gives the plants energy to grow. The sunlight is a huge part of photosynthesis, which keeps
the plants live. To be able to reach the sun, and to survive in the Tropical Rainforest, plants have many
adaptations:

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