Biome: The Tropical Rainforest

The tropical rainforest is a hot, moist biome found near Earth's equator. The World's largest tropical rainforests are in South America, Africa, and Southeast Asia. Tropical rainforests receive from 60 to 160 inches of precipitation that is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year. Tropical Rainforest: Animals
Tropical rainforests support a greater number and variety of animals than any other biome. One of the reasons for this great variety of animals is the constant warmth. Tropical rainforests also provide a nearly constant supply of water and a wide variety of food for the animals. Small animals, including monkeys, birds, snakes, rodents, frogs, and lizards are common in the tropical rainforest. Many of these animals and a multitude of insects never set foot on the ground.The animals use the tall trees and understory for shelter, hiding places from their predators, and a source of food. There are so many animals competing for food, many animals have adapted by learning to eat a particular food eaten by no other animal. The tropical rainforest is being destroyed by deforestation and diseases. Tropical Rainforest: Plants
The tropical rainforest has dense vegetation, often forming three different layers the canopy, the understory, and the ground layer. people think of the tropical rainforest as a "jungle" where plant growth is dense even at ground level.Vegetation can become dense at ground level near riverbanks and on hillsides. Hillsides have more plant growth because the angle of the growing surface allows sunlight to reach lower layers of the forest. Riverbeds break up the forest canopy so that smaller plants can get the needed sunlight. Plant