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The waters in tropical rain forests are mainly brackish (mixture of salt and freshwater)

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tropical rain forests around the world are in danger of being completely depleted of trees. Major companies are cutting down trees for lumber and palm oil. By cutting down the trees, hundreds of organisms are left without a home. :(

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the layer of vegetation on the ground level. it is mostly shrubs and tree saplings.

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Latin America, South Asia, Th Pacific Islands, and West Africa

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The soil in a tropical rain forest does not have a lot of nutrients, as the rain washes them away

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80-400 inches

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The leaves of forest trees have adapted to deal with high rainfall. Many tropical rainforest leaves have a drip tip. Drip tips enable rain drops to run off quickly. Plants need to shed water to avoid growth of fungus and bacteria in the warm, wet tropical rainforest.

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Being invisible to a predator or to prey is an advantage in the tropical rain forest.

examples:
-Many large trees have massive ridges near the base that can rise 30 feet high before blending into the trunk. Buttress roots provide extra stability, especially since roots of tropical rainforest trees are not typically as deep as those of trees in temperate zones.
-  A sloth's fur is covered with green algae so it blends with the environment. It is the world's slowest moving animal and takes up to a month to digest its food, so it doesn't need many resources to survive.

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Smith, Jeremy M.B. “Tropical Rainforest.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 25 May 2017, www.britannica.com/science/tropical-rainforest.

Rainforest Biomes, www.blueplanetbiomes.org/rainforest.htm.

“Discover Tropical Rainforests.” WWF, wwf.panda.org/about_our_earth/deforestation/importance_forests/tropical_rainforest/.

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the upper layer of the rain forest, gets the most sunlight than any other part of the trees

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Small animals, including birds, monkeys, snakes, rodents, lizards, and frogs are common in the tropical rainforest. Many of these animals and a multitude of insects don't set foot on the ground. The animals use the tall trees and understory for shelter, hiding places from their predators, and a source of food.

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A tropical rain forest is a moist, hot biome that is usually found near the equator. These rain forests have the biggest variety of organisms in the world.

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70-85 degrees F year round