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The Amazon Rainforest (Adaptations (camoflage (a specific shape and colour…
The Amazon Rainforest
Adaptations
camoflage
a specific shape and colour that can can blend in to their environment
Mimicry
Kind of like camouflage, but the animals also act like what they are mimicking
developing poison glands
Biome Info
Weather
hot and humid ( always )
2-5C in the night, 25-28C in the day
heated earth
Due to the large river basin and moist air
Rainfall
rainy season
60-180 inches of rain annually
December - March
less rainy season
30-100 inches of rain annually
April - November
Decreasing because of deforestation
drought in 2005
Location
Brazil, Equador, Peru, Columbia, Venezuela, Suriname, Bolivia, Guyana, French Guinea
Plants
Silver Vase Plant (Achmea fasciata)
learns how to deal with low-nutrient soil (or no soil)
use their roots to anchor themselves onto trees, rocks, and logs
get moisture from the air
digest fallen leaves or bark that fall into their leaves and petals
Catch water from their vase-shapes petals
Animals
Golden Poison Frog
one of the most poisonous animal on earth
Adaptations of the frog
bright yellow skin to signal danger to predators
special poison glands on their skin
If a predator bites or licks the frog, THEY WILL DIE
if they are raised in captivity, they will never develop poison
2 inches long
the poison comes from the toxins from the plants they eat