Forest-Rainforest,+Leasock

Biome Description:
Characteristics of biome are clearly and thoroughly described:
 * Location Found between the Tropic of Cancer and The Tropic of Capricorn.
 * Map
 * Picture [[image:http://www.abdn.ac.uk/mediareleases/uploads/media/265RAINFORESTS.jpg width="350" height="438"]]

**Abiotic Factors**:

 * Climate The rainforest is warm all year long and has a lot of rainfall.
 * Rainfall Rainfall averages 400 cm or 157.5 inches per year
 * Average temp is 27 degrees celcius or 80.5 degrees F
 * Additional abiotic factor Rainforest may be flat or mountainous


 * Picture [[image:http://www.life.illinois.edu/help/digitalflowers/picts/Orchidaceae/05-Epiphytes.jpg]]

[] 24 Feb 2012

Each category includes general description, an adaptation, and a picture

__Five (5) Producers__ with adaptations: 1. Epiphytes - air plants, get nutrients from the air and live on trees to reach the sun. 2. Vines - climb trees to reach the sunlight 3. Fern - doesn't need a lot of sunlight 4. Giant tree - gets very tall to reach the sunlight 5. Slipper Orchid - can grow on trees and rocks - needs very little soil

__Three (3) Herbivores__ with adaptations: 1. Bat. Sea and Sage Audubon Society [|Toucan] - large curved beak for opening fruit Toucan, National Geographic [] 24 February 2012

2. Pygmy elephant - long trunks to pick up and grab food 3. Moon moth - good sense of smell to find sweet smelling nectar

__Three (3) Carnivores__ with adaptations: 1. Bengal Tiger - fast to catch prey 2. Green cat snake - paralyzing venom 3. Hawk Eagle - large talon to grip prey Green Cat Snake, Ecology Asia. [] 24 February 2012

__Three (3) Omnivores__ with adaptations: 1. Silverback Gorilla - hands and feet can grip branches (opposable thumbs) 2. Madagascan Gecko - velcro like pads to climb on branches and their undersides. Madagascan Gecko. Reptile Park [] 24 February 2012

3. Fiddler crab - camouflaged to surroundings

__Scavengers:__ 1. Golden Beetle Larvae - feeds on soft rotting plants Golden Beetle. The Flying Kiwi. [] 27 February 2012.

2. Forest Fungi - bacteria, molds, toadstools