Rainforests

By Layan Al-Ansari

What is a rainforest?

A rainforest is filled with trees and grasses with other natural living things and it is a warm wet place that has lots of rain, it is also an ecosystem with groups of living things and some plants are attached together.

Where they are found

They are found in South America , Africa ,India , Southeast Asia, parts of Indonesia and Australia.

Animals

Butterfly , chameleon , gorilla , jaguar , lion , bears , alligator , turtle , ant , bat , Asian bug , birds , caterpillar , chimpanzee , frog , frilled lizard , insects , mouse , rat , snake and tiger , animals have families they take care of each other..

Did you know that there are two types of rainforests .

Tropical rainforests found close to the equator.

Temperate rainforests are found along coasts in the temperate zone , such as the Pacific Northwest of U.S.A the tropical rainforest is called jewels of earth and the world’s largest pharmacy.

Threats that are facing the rainforest

The humans are deforesting the rainforest.

The tree holds the soil together but when humans cut down the tree the soil separates.

When humans are camping and making barbecue’s they make fire and the fire is polluting the earth , pollution can kill animals and kill us too.

Food Chain

A food chain breaks down into three basic categories: producers, consumers and decomposers. Producers are plants, capable of producing their own food. Humans are those creatures that cannot make their own food and eat other things. Humans are consumers. There are levels of consumers, with primary humans being those who eat plants. Secondary humans feed on primary consumers. Decayers cannot make their own food, but survive by breaking down dead or dying matter.

Bibliography

www.rainforestanimals.net

www.ehow.com

www.google.com.qa

Rainforest - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

What is a Producer, Consumer, & Decomposer? - Yahoo! Answers

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