How many species go extinct in the rain forest each year?
Statistics on Global Rates of Rainforest Destruction: 2.4 acres (1 hectare) per second: equivalent to two U.S. football fields 149 acres (60 hectares) per minute 214,000 acres (86,000 hectares) per day: an area larger than New York City 78 million acres (31 million hectares) per year: an area larger than Poland On average, 137 species become extinct everyday; or 50,000 each year! ChaCha!
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What are the 3 layers of the rain forest?
The three layers (strata) of a rain forest are the understory...
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Why are rain forests so important?
Rainforests provide a home to plants & animals, help stabiliz...
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Although there is intense competition between animals in a tr...
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Increasing temperatures tend to increase evaporation which ca...
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Why is Tricadermia important in the rain forest?
Rainforests store water like a huge sponge. In fact, it is be...
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Although there is intense competition between animals in a tr...
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How do rain forests benefit the environment?
Covering less than 2 percent of the Earth's total surface are...
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Why is Tricadermia important in the rain forest?
Rainforests store water like a huge sponge. In fact, it is be...
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How does a temperate rain forest differ from the taiga?
Temperate rainforests are found along coasts and have 4 disti...
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Where would a rain-forest biome be located?
Rain forests belong to the tropical wet climate group. The te...
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Why is Tricadermia important in the rain forest?
Rainforests store water like a huge sponge. In fact, it is be...
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Although there is intense competition between animals in a tr...
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What are dominant animals and plants in the tropical rain forest?
Serious predators of the rain forest are jaguars, wild boar a...
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How much rain falls in a tropical rain forest each year?
The Amazon gets nine feet of rain every year! That's like, an...
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What are some natural resources found in the rain forest?
Here are some of the natural resources: Food - Avocado, Macad...
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What are the 4 layers of the rain forest?
A tropical rainforest is typically divided into four main lay...
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What is the characteristic landscape of the tropical rain forest?
The dominant vegetation is arboreal, with units of 20 up to 4...
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Why is the biodiversity of the rain forest important?
All living beings on this planet depend on each other for sur...
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What is the seasonal precipitation of the Amazon rain forest?
The seasonal precipitation of the Amazon rain forest is 9 fee...
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What types of animals live in the tropical rain forest?
There are so mean animals in the rain forest like toucans and...
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Are there any bears in the rain forest?
A rainforest are forests characterized by high rainfall, with...
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What is the characteristic landscape of the tropical rain forest?
The dominant vegetation is arboreal, with units of 20 up to 4...
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What are TEN animals that live in the tropical rain forest?
Bengal Tiger, Spider Monkey, Ocelot, Gibbon, Orangutan, Okapi...
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What are the 4 layers of the rain forest?
A tropical rainforest is typically divided into four main lay...
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How many animals in the rain forest are endangered?
It's estimated that there are 220 endangered species in Brazi...
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