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=Welcome to Tropical Rainforest Biome= By: Olivia B. Hannah T. Amy G.

The tropical rainforest is found almost anywhere on the equator. There are a number of rainforests down in South America, including the largest in the world, the Amazon. Even though Africa is mostly desert, it does have a few rainforests. Also in Indonesia, scattered across the islands, are a number of smaller tropical rain forests.

The tropical rainforest is a very wet environment. It is obvious that the name of this biome contains the word "rain", thus indicading that it rains a lot. It does, the total rainfall in a year is between 1500-2500mm. There is no dry season, rain falls nearly everyday. The temperature during the day is between 30°C-35°C. At night the temperature drops to between 20°C-25°C. There is very little difference between the warmest and the coldest months. The relative humidity is always high. Due to this type of climate in the tropical rainforest, the rainforests are filled head to toe with lush green vegetation. All of the tree tops together form one large canopy in the tropical rainforest. This provides shade for the animals and plants that rome around the forest floor. The canopy helps the living organisms by blocking them from the scorching sunlight. The rainforest is very humid due to the perpetual sunlight, never ending rain and the shadey canopy hovering over the lush plants. All of these factors help keep the rainforests environment moist. The humididty rate is between 77% and 88%. High surface heat and humidity cause cumulus clouds to form early in the afternoons almost everyday.

This biome has a very wide variety of living organisms. The largest percentege of organisms come from the animal kingdom.

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