EVERYDAY SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -The tropical rainforest biome has four main characteristics: very high annual rainfall, high average temperatures, nutrient-poor soil, and high levels of biodiversity (species richness). Rainfall: The word “rainforest” implies that these are the some of the world’s wettest ecosystems.

Detailed explanation-2: -Tropical Rain Forest Tropical rain forests are home to more species than all other land biomes com-bined. The leafy tops of tall trees – extending up to 70 meters above the forest floor – form a dense cover-ing called a canopy.

Detailed explanation-3: -Within the World Wildlife Fund’s biome classification, tropical rainforests are a type of tropical moist broadleaf forest (or tropical wet forest) that also includes the more extensive seasonal tropical forests.

Detailed explanation-4: -The canopy, where more species live than anyplace else in the rainforest, is the denser layer of greenery about 20 feet thick formed by the next tallest trees. It acts like a roof over the rest of the rainforest. This roof is not, however, solid like the roof of a house. It is partially permeable.

Detailed explanation-5: -Seasonal tropical forest, also known as moist deciduous, semi-evergreen seasonal, tropical mixed or monsoon forests, typically contain a range of tree species: only some of which drop some or all of their leaves during the dry season.