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Ecosystems AW_life_on_land_colour_ejls2p (Savanna (Animals and plants…
Ecosystems 
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Tropical Rainforests
Geographic Location
Mostly located in wet, tropical uplands and found around the lower equator.
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Animals and Plants
Vegetation types
Rainforests have such an abundance of plants because they went through many important time periods, and then each period introduced some more plants
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Weather and Climate
Mostly wet and humid with lots of rainfall, with exceptions, such as "dry rainforests" in Australia.
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Rarely gets higher than 34 °C or drops below 20 °C; average humidity is between 77 to 88%; rainfall is often more than 100 inches a year.
Special Features
10 million animal species, 3000 edible fruits, half of the world's bugs, and many plants that have medicinal qualities. It is believed that the first humans evolved there.
Savanna
Animals and plants
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not much trees, dry grasses
Good vision, Sensitive olfactory and auditory sense, and well-toned limbs made for running
some plants will spend bad seasons with dormant seeds or roots will wait for the arrival of the rainy season.
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Estuaries
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Special Features
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Lots of animals come here, because of the special water type
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Streams and Rivulets
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Special Features
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speed can vary, depends on geographic terrain
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flat, streamlined bodies that won't be swept away by currents
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