Habitats

What is a Habitat?

Tropical Rainforest

Ocean

Desert

Today we will learn about 3 different habitats

Tropical rainforests are forests with:*tall trees

*warm climates*lots of rain

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VIDEOLAYERS OF THE

RAINFOREST

The rainforest has 4 layers

EMERGENT LAYER

CANOPY LAYER

UNDERSTORY LAYER

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EMERGANT LAYERHighest part of the rainforest

Can be as tall as NYC Skyscrapers

Only a few trees are part of this level

Animals- Birds, butterflies, and other insects

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CANOPY LAYERUmbrella of the rainforest

Blocks the sun from reaching the forest floor

Trees up to 100 feet tall

Most of the animals live here

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UNDERSTORY LAYERHot and humid

Below the coverings of the leaves

Above the ground

Many shrubs and young trees

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FOREST FLOORWet and dark

Leaves from above block the sunlight

Big animals live here

Ants, spiders, and other bugs are important

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COFFEE - CORN - RICE - GINGER - CHOCOLATE - BANANAS - BEANS - MANGOS - ALLSPICE -

CHEWING GUM - LEMONS - SWEET POTATOES - SUGAR - NUTMEG - VANILLA - TAPIOCA - AVOCADOS

- COCONUT - CINNAMON - TEA - PINEAPPLES - ORANGES - CASHEW NUTS . . . . and don’t forget

OXYGEN (that stuff we breath)!

More than 2,000 plants

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Scientists estimate more than half of all the

world's animal species live here

Insects make up the largest group

bright colors and sharp patterns, loud

vocalizations, and diets heavy on fruits.

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A place that receives less than 10 inches of rain per

year is considered a desert.

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Years without fresh water

Long roots to tap water

Ways to store water

Live for hundreds of years

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Adapted ways to keep cool

Spend time underground

Many are nocturnal

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The whole body of salt water that covers nearly three

fourths of the surface of the Earth

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• Giant kelp• Also known as sea weed

• Fastest growing plant in the world

• Grow up to 3 feet in one day

OCEAN

microscopic organisms to gigantic whales.

Tide pools

Some live where there is no light

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