Living world

Ecosystems

Tropical rainforests

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Consumers

Consumers can't make their own food so they get their energy by consuming other organisms

Producers

Producers use light energy from the Sun to make their food

Decomposers

Decomposers recycle organic matter within ecosystems. They're crucial for the ecosystems as they put nutrients into the soil

Climate

There are no seasons in the tropical rainforest

All year the temperature is between 21 and 30 degrees

There are high amounts of rainfall (2000mm per year)

Fauna and floura

Fauna

Rainforests are full of biodiversity

Mammals such as Gorillas, Jaguars and Sloths all live in rainforests

Reptiles and amphibians like frogs, snakes, lizards, and crocodiles live in

Floura

The plants grow all year because there are no seasons

The trees grow up to 46 meters because they are constantly battling for sunlight