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Animals eat plants in order to get food and energy. They need food to grow and develop. They need water in order to survive as well as air.

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Animals at the fourth layer, emergent layer, are parrots, butterflies, and eagles.

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The third ecosystem layer, canopy has colorful birds and monkeys.

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The second layer, understory has mammals, lizards, insects, and snakes.

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Tropical Rainforest
picture card from our science workbook.

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Sun is a nonliving thing that is part of the tropical rainforest ecosystem. The science book says plants need sunlight as a source of energy.

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Air is another nonliving thing found in a tropical rainforest.

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Unit 1 Lesson 1 Science book
Stein, A. & Bower, B. (2015). Bring Science Alive : What is an Ecosystem? pgs. 4-11
Johnson, Robin. (2014). Rain Forests Inside Out.

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Tropical rainforests are located near the equator, says the science book. They can be found in Central and South America. Also, tropical rainforest ecosystems can be found in parts of Africa, Asia, and Australia.
The largest tropical rainforest is the Amazon Rainforest in South America.

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The climate in a Tropical Rainforest ecosystem is hot, humid, and lots of rain.

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A nonliving thing found in a tropical rainforest ecosystem is water. Water can be found in rivers, waterfalls, and as rain in the rainforest.

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Many animals can be found in a tropical rainforest. Some animals found in the rainforest floor. Some animals are beetles, earthworms, snakes, jaguars, and tapirs.

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Plants are found in all four layers of the rainforest ecosystem. These plants and trees get their energy from the sun. Plants needs sun, water, and air to live and produce their food/energy.
Plants in the second layer have very large leaves to catch the most sun they can because not much sun reaches that layer.
Plants in the third layer, canopy, are trees with very big trunks.
The tops of the tallest trees reach the fourth layer, emergent layer.