Plants And Animals In The Rainforest
Apart from being a source of food plants provide animals shelter and a place to hide from predators.
Plants and animals in the rainforest. Due to the unique climate animals and plants have adapted in order to survive. All of the rain forest plants work to provide food and shelter for rain forest animals as. The most common plants and trees of Amazon Rainforest are as follows Euterpe Precatoria.
Rainforests break down into four distinct layers which all have their different challenges to overcome therefore many plants and animals are especially suited to living in these separate zones. Green animals also live there - bugs caterpillars bees beetles lizards parrots and snakes make their homes in the rainforest. The layer below the canopy is called the understory.
See more ideas about rainforest rainforest animals animals. Despite covering only between 6 and 7 of the worlds land surface rainforests are home to more than half of all the worlds animal and plant species. The abundance of energy supports an abundance of plant and animal species.
The Amazon Rainforest is full of many trees and plants. Plants of the rainforest also have an important role in animal life. The climate of the Amazon Rainforest allows a huge range of plant species to grow here.
Lianas - these are woody vines that have roots in the ground but climb up the trees to reach the sunlight. As far as the flora of Amazon Rainforest is a concern there are approximately 40000 species of plants and trees found in the rainforest. The Amazon has been nicknamed the lungs of the worldTrouble in Paradise 2008.
The canopy offers sources of food shelter and hiding places providing for interaction between different species. The forest floor receives the least sunlight of all the layers and so only plants that can survive with low light will survive here. About half of the worlds rare plants and flowers take root here.