biotic factors
boa constrictor,toucan,bengal tiger,orangatangs,poison dart frog ,and plants
characteristics of plants
1.Epiphytes are plants that do not need to live on the floor.They live off other plants. Epiphytes include ferns, mosses, and cacti.
2.Bromeliads are shaped like a bowl perfect for catching rain and are related to the pineapple. They are home to animals such as frogs, tadpoles, salamanders, beetles, and mosquito larvae.
3.Saprophytes are the rainforests decomposers. Without them the rainforest floor would be washed out.Many of them are very small and can not be seen. Examples are algae, fungi, and linchins.
4.Lianas have thick woody stems that extend up to 3,000 feet. They combine with trees and other vines to make a network of vines. They are many kinds of lianas like rattan palms, philodendron, and strychnos toxifera. 5.carnivorous plants such as the venus fly trap eat animals, and insects.
2.Bromeliads are shaped like a bowl perfect for catching rain and are related to the pineapple. They are home to animals such as frogs, tadpoles, salamanders, beetles, and mosquito larvae.
3.Saprophytes are the rainforests decomposers. Without them the rainforest floor would be washed out.Many of them are very small and can not be seen. Examples are algae, fungi, and linchins.
4.Lianas have thick woody stems that extend up to 3,000 feet. They combine with trees and other vines to make a network of vines. They are many kinds of lianas like rattan palms, philodendron, and strychnos toxifera. 5.carnivorous plants such as the venus fly trap eat animals, and insects.
characteristics of orangatangs
the orangatang has two species the bongo abelii and the bongo pygmaeus. orangatangs have long arms that are 7 feet long that allow them to climb easily.they eat tropical fruit, bark , leaves, and insects. they are also an endangered species there are only 100,000 orangatangs world wide.
characteristics of the bengal tiger
bengal tigers weigh up to 400 to 600 pounds. bengal tigers live on the forest floor. they are about 5 to 10 feet in length. ther are about 2,000 of them in the wild due to poaching and destruction ofthere habitat.
characteristics of the poison dart frog
a regular diet of a poison dart frog consists of termites, crickets, flies, and ants. their home in the rainforest is usually in marshes, streams, and rivers. the colorful skin of the poison dart frog marks that its full of venom.
characteristics of the toucan
ther are ove 40 species of toucans. also they are extremely endangered there are less then 5,000 toucans left on earth.toucans live in the hollows of trees.
boa constrictor
Boa constrictors are tan or pink in color.They can grow up to 15 feet in length! the boa constrictor has adapted to the rainforest by having heat resistant scales that protect them.