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Why is the tropical rainforest wet?
It rains so much in the rainforest
How much rain does a tropical rain forest get in a year?
None. It is much too warm in a tropical rainforest to snow.
Green river turtles eat in the tropical rainforest?
The Mata Mata is a green river turtle found in the tropical rainforests. It is shaped much like fallen leaves and vegetation. This turtle hides amongst the rotting vegetation of a slow moving water and preys on fish.
What country is home to the world's second largest river and largest tropical rain forest?
Brazil contains much of the Amazon river and associated rainforest. Neighbouring countries also contain a decent portion of both.
How much light gets to the understory of a tropical rainforest's?
The liitle amount of sunlight gets to the understorey of a tropical rainforest and the forest floor gets the slightest amount of light
How much light does the tropical rainforest get?
the canopy recieves very little sunlight
How is a tropical rainforest different form a temperate rainforest?
because a temperate forest doesn't have as much life in it or as much rain as a rain forest and it sheds it's leafs in the fall
How much wildlife lives on one tree in the tropical rainforest?
more than you can begin to comprehend
Characteristic of tropical rainforest?
The primary characteristic of a rainforest, is that it has a wide variety of plant life. There are temperate rainforests as well, but they follow the above description.So to our tropical rainforest is that it is in the tropics, and will be much warmer, and may or may not have lots of rain.Tropical rainforests will commonly have several layers of canopy - a climax canopy of the tall trees, a forest floor vegetation of ferns and shrubs and mosses, and an intermediate canopy of medium tall shrubs, trees, and vines.The humidity in a tropical rainforest will be high, and much of the rainfall is being continuously evaporated.One serious problem we have, is that when a tropical rainforest is cleared, the land reverts to a much drier plainland with much less forest. This is observed in the Amazon. Much of the humidity of the rainforest interior is self-generated, and not from direct rainfall.
How much seasons are in the Amazon rainforest?
In most tropical rainforests, there are just two seasons, the Wet season and the Dry season .
What is the relative size of a tropical rainforest?
A tropical rainforest is typically much smaller relative to the amount of area that a grassy plain or temperate forest would occupy. One notable exception is the massive Amazon, but it has been significantly deforested.
What is the difference between the two types of rainforests?
The tropical rainforest is always wet and temerate is not and its much cooler
