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    Rainforest

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    Tropical rainforests have many layers and a diversity of plant life. The dominant plants are giant trees that reach heights of 45 meters on average, though some emergent trees can reach 90 meters. The forest is structured into several layers including the canopy layer formed by tree crowns, a middle layer of sparser vegetation, a shrub layer, herb layer, and ground layer of leaf litter and soil where most roots grow. Rainforest plants have developed unique adaptations like aerial roots, waxy leaves, bright flowers, and buttress roots to survive in the hot, wet conditions.

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    Rainforest

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    Tropical rainforests have many layers and a diversity of plant life. The dominant plants are giant trees that reach heights of 45 meters on average, though some emergent trees can reach 90 meters. The forest is structured into several layers including the canopy layer formed by tree crowns, a middle layer of sparser vegetation, a shrub layer, herb layer, and ground layer of leaf litter and soil where most roots grow. Rainforest plants have developed unique adaptations like aerial roots, waxy leaves, bright flowers, and buttress roots to survive in the hot, wet conditions.

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    Tropical rainforests have many layers and a diversity of plant life. The dominant plants are giant trees that reach heights of 45 meters on average, though some emergent trees can reach 90 meters. The forest is structured into several layers including the canopy layer formed by tree crowns, a middle layer of sparser vegetation, a shrub layer, herb layer, and ground layer of leaf litter and soil where most roots grow. Rainforest plants have developed unique adaptations like aerial roots, waxy leaves, bright flowers, and buttress roots to survive in the hot, wet conditions.

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    Rainforest

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    Tropical rainforests have many layers and a diversity of plant life. The dominant plants are giant trees that reach heights of 45 meters on average, though some emergent trees can reach 90 meters. The forest is structured into several layers including the canopy layer formed by tree crowns, a middle layer of sparser vegetation, a shrub layer, herb layer, and ground layer of leaf litter and soil where most roots grow. Rainforest plants have developed unique adaptations like aerial roots, waxy leaves, bright flowers, and buttress roots to survive in the hot, wet conditions.

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    Geography

    Tropical rainforest models

     Tom Abbott, Biddulph High School and made available through


    www.sln.org.uk/geography and only for non commercial use in schools
    Geography

    Rainforest plants
    And the enormous the number of different species of plants grow in
    rainforests, with many species occurring only in one particular region.
    Unlike other forests, rain forests have an abundance of :

    Epiphytes plants which live above the ground growing on


    tree trunks and branches, Example orchids,
    ferns, mosses

    Climbing plants including large woody climbers called lianas


    which are rooted in the soil and usually reach the
    canopy. The climbers twist around the tree trunks,
    and loop from one tree to another in the canopy,
    binding the trees together.

     Tom Abbott, Biddulph High School and made available through


    www.sln.org.uk/geography and only for non commercial use in schools
    Strong scent of fruits attracts
    animals, which feed on the
    Geography
    fruit and assist in dispersal
    of the seeds

    Thick, waxy surface of Strong scent and bright


    leaves protects against colours of flowers
    hot sun, heavy rain, attract insects which
    and strong winds Aerial roots of assist in pollination
    epiphytes absorb
    moisture from the
    Tall straight trunks
    air
    no side branches

    Thin, smooth bark

    Shallow spreading
    root system Buttress roots
     Tom Abbott, Biddulph High School and made available through
    www.sln.org.uk/geography and only for non commercial use in schools
    Geography

    Pitcher plant - a carnivorous plant.

    Parasitic plant
    slippery rim

    tendril
    Orchid - sun-loving roots
    attached themselves to
    Insects falling into the
    branches and absorb nutrients
    pitcher are digested, and
    nutrients which are released
    are absorbed by the plant.
     Tom Abbott, Biddulph High School and made available through
    www.sln.org.uk/geography and only for non commercial use in schools
    Structure of the rainforest Geography

    The dominant plants in a rainforest are giant trees. The hot


    wet climate enables them to grow all year round, and they
    remain evergreen, continuously shedding their leaves and
    growing new ones.

    The average height of rainforest trees is about 45 metres,


    although the emergence (trees which tower above the
    others) may go as high as 90 metres. Smaller trees growing
    the under story (layer between the canopy and the forest
    floor).

    Several layers can be identified within the forest


     Tom Abbott, Biddulph High School and made available through
    www.sln.org.uk/geography and only for non commercial use in schools
    45
    Geography
    A Emergent
    40 tree canopy

    35

    30

    25 B Large trees
    of Middle layer
    20

    15
    C Lower tree
    10 layer
    D Shrub/small
    5 tree layer
     Tom Abbott, Biddulph High School and made available through
    www.sln.org.uk/geography and only for non commercial use in schools E Ground vegetation
    Canopy layer - formed by the crowns of the tall trees andGeography
    contains a mass of branches, Leaves, flowers and fruit.
    Conditions in the canopy vary, and include:
    •Hot sunshine
    •Heavy rainfall
    •Tropical storms
    Middle layer - the Vegetation here is more sparse. The
    trees tend to have pointed crowns and, when a giant tree
    falls, they grow quickly to fill a gap in the canopy
    Conditions within the forest on more or less constant:
    •There is little variation in temperature
    •The air is moist and still
    •Rain on the canopy drips to the forest floor several
    minutes later
    •A breeze is rare, even during storms
     Tom Abbott, Biddulph High School and made available through
    www.sln.org.uk/geography and only for non commercial use in schools
    Geography

    Shrub layer - scattered shrubs, saplings (young trees) and


    ferns.

    Herb layer - a few non-woody, soft stemmed plants with


    thin leaves.

    Leaf litter - thin layer covers the forest floor.

    Soil layer - most roots growing the top 10 centimetres


    whether nutrients are found.

     Tom Abbott, Biddulph High School and made available through


    www.sln.org.uk/geography and only for non commercial use in schools

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