https://padlet.com/chapeldouglas/q3p9myv72gej Biome Project en-us 2019-09-18 00:47:11 UTC 2019-09-18 17:57:52 UTC hello@padlet.com chapeldouglas https://padlet.com/chapeldouglas/q3p9myv72gej/wish/385662572 The Tropical Rain Forest is a very hot and wet biome. It is diverse in plants and animals and has a larger biomass. The Tropical Rain Forest gets 60-160 inches of rain a year, which is fairly evenly spread over the biome.

]]> 2019-09-18 00:50:33 UTC https://padlet.com/chapeldouglas/q3p9myv72gej/wish/385662572 chapeldouglas https://padlet.com/chapeldouglas/q3p9myv72gej/wish/385663109 The Tropical Rain Forest is a hot and wet biome that gets 60-160 inches of rain a year. It is found only near the equator and the rain is evenly distributed(about 60 mm a year). The air is very humid.

]]> 2019-09-18 00:52:26 UTC https://padlet.com/chapeldouglas/q3p9myv72gej/wish/385663109 chapeldouglas https://padlet.com/chapeldouglas/q3p9myv72gej/wish/385663662 2019-09-18 00:54:29 UTC https://padlet.com/chapeldouglas/q3p9myv72gej/wish/385663662 chapeldouglas https://padlet.com/chapeldouglas/q3p9myv72gej/wish/385663949 The latitude where TRF are found 23.5N-23.5S. The altitude of TRF is about 1000m above sea level. The mountainous regions of this biome have a lot of trees and are thick, but still get a lot of rain. ]]> 2019-09-18 00:55:31 UTC https://padlet.com/chapeldouglas/q3p9myv72gej/wish/385663949 chapeldouglas https://padlet.com/chapeldouglas/q3p9myv72gej/wish/385664334 The topography varies. There are sometimes volcanoes in these areas that produce rich soil. There are also a lot of grasses and plants in the TRF. ]]> 2019-09-18 00:57:01 UTC https://padlet.com/chapeldouglas/q3p9myv72gej/wish/385664334 chapeldouglas https://padlet.com/chapeldouglas/q3p9myv72gej/wish/385665366 Two animals are Toucans and Siamangs. Some plants that you will see are Epiphytes and Orchids. Toucans are a species of tropical birds that have colorful feathers around their beaks. Siamangs are primates that have a distinct “hairstyle”. Epiphytes are plants that grow on other plants, mostly trees, at the top to get much-needed sunlight. Orchids are flowering plants. There are over 20000 species of orchids.

]]> 2019-09-18 01:01:30 UTC https://padlet.com/chapeldouglas/q3p9myv72gej/wish/385665366 chapeldouglas https://padlet.com/chapeldouglas/q3p9myv72gej/wish/385672507 2019-09-18 01:30:28 UTC https://padlet.com/chapeldouglas/q3p9myv72gej/wish/385672507 chapeldouglas https://padlet.com/chapeldouglas/q3p9myv72gej/wish/385676552 The Kapok tree is adapted to the Tropical Rain forest because it’s seeds are lightweight, so it can easily colonize areas in the Rain Forest. It is also deciduous, so it sheds all its leaves during the dry season to save water.

]]> 2019-09-18 01:46:27 UTC https://padlet.com/chapeldouglas/q3p9myv72gej/wish/385676552 chapeldouglas https://padlet.com/chapeldouglas/q3p9myv72gej/wish/385676557 2019-09-18 01:46:27 UTC https://padlet.com/chapeldouglas/q3p9myv72gej/wish/385676557 chapeldouglas https://padlet.com/chapeldouglas/q3p9myv72gej/wish/385677571 These plants are adapted to the TRF because they grow up tall trees to get much needed sunlight that they wouldn't get on the forest floor.]]> 2019-09-18 01:50:59 UTC https://padlet.com/chapeldouglas/q3p9myv72gej/wish/385677571 chapeldouglas https://padlet.com/chapeldouglas/q3p9myv72gej/wish/385679920 This Toucan is adapted to the TRF by having this big beak. It helps them collect water, food, and cools their body temperature.]]> 2019-09-18 02:00:38 UTC https://padlet.com/chapeldouglas/q3p9myv72gej/wish/385679920 chapeldouglas https://padlet.com/chapeldouglas/q3p9myv72gej/wish/385680465 These incredible primates have adapted to the TRF in a unique way. They have inflatable throat sacs that drastically increase the loudness of their mating call so that it can be heard through the extremely dense jungle.]]> 2019-09-18 02:03:00 UTC https://padlet.com/chapeldouglas/q3p9myv72gej/wish/385680465 chapeldouglas https://padlet.com/chapeldouglas/q3p9myv72gej/wish/385681773 The TRF biome has been endangered for some time now. It suffers from deforestation and clear-cutting land. This has happened quite often due to human's need for wood and arable land. The waters in the TRF  are also endangered because of things like oil spills and chemical pollution. According to Nat. Geo, the TRF that once covered 14% of earths surface covers only 4% currently. ]]> 2019-09-18 02:08:34 UTC https://padlet.com/chapeldouglas/q3p9myv72gej/wish/385681773