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  1. • Has 68 to 78 inches of rainfall a year.
  2. • %40 to %75 of the worlds species reside here.
  3. • At ground level, much of the sunlight is restricted.
  4. • Defined as a jungle.
  5. • Located in southeast asia, and south america.
  6. • Rainforests have four layers.
  7. • Emergent layer is filled with large trees.
  8. • Eagles and butterflys reside in the emergent layer.
  9. • Canopy layer contains majority of trees.
  10. • The Canopy layer has the largest biodiversity.
  11. • Animals live on the trunks and branches.
  12. • The understory layer is just above the forest floor.
  13. • Snakes and jaguars reside in the understory layer.
  14. • The floor layer is the very bottom of the forest.
  15. • Recieves only 2% of the sunlight.
  16. • Floor recieves very little vegetation.
  17. • Soil qualities in rainforests are poor.
  18. • Rainforests are subject to deforestation by humans.
  19. • They contain on estimate millions of types of species.
  20. • When the leaf canopy is destroyed, growth is shown on the lower levels.
  21. • The abundance of predators causes many animals to adopt camouflage.
  22. • The rainforest houses an abundance of insects.
  23. • Surviving in the rainforest requires you to be able to climb trees
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