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Tropical and Hot regions - Coggle Diagram
Tropical and Hot regions
Tropical Rainforest:
Climate: Typically the climate in a tropical rainforest is hot and wet all year round creating a very humid climate. The temperatures are constant all year round with the temperature range always being very small.
Fauna: Common fauna found in a tropical rainforest is Jaguars, Sloths, Green anaconda, poison dart frog, Macaw, Menelaus blue morpho, Okapi, gorillas and black howler along with many more.
Flora: The plant life found in a Tropical rainforest are commonly things like Orchids, Lobster claws, Rubber tree, Bromeliaceae, Kapok tree, Victoria amazonica, Cacao, Stinking corpse lily.
Abiotic component: Abiotic components are things such as the sunlight, soil, air (oxygen), and temperature.
Location: Location of tropical rainforests (examples) include: South and Central America (Amazon, Choco-Darien), Central and Western Africa (Congo Basin and the Guinean Forests), and Southeast Asia (Gunung Forest, and the South Eastern Papuan Rainforests) to name a few.
Biotic component: Cacao, Palms, Orchids, Fig Trees, Pitcher plants, etc... Jaguar, frogs, crocodiles, snakes, Toucans, etc...
Adaptations
(Flora): A lot of the flora in the tropical rainforests have developed dry tip leaves to quickly funnel water of them to prevent fungus growth and rotting of the leaves. They also have very shallow root systems which allow them to acess a large supply of nutrients and moisture.
Adaptations
(Fauna): the fauna eat the food that the other animals don't meaning they know they are going to get a constant supply of food. They also have camouflaged to escape and hide from predator's
Tropical Grassland
Climate: Dry and wet seasons will remain hot, but winter will be cold, and summer will be hot, extremely hot. In short, tropical can be very wet and cold, but also dry and extremely hot.
Fauna: The fauna is most made of sub-Sahara species, such as snakes, Lions, Giraffes, Zebras, Kangaroos, Elephants, Bettles, Leopards, Hyenas, etc...
Flora: The plants life found in Tropical Grassland include: Red oat Grass, Rhodes Grass, Lemon Grass, Star Grass, and different shrubs aqantated to the area.
Abiotic component: Air, rocks, soil, etc...
Location: The Everglades (Florida), Savanna Africa, Campos (Brazil) to mention the few.
Biotic component: Plants, such as grass, trees, (may vary in species)
Adaptations
(Fauna): A lot of the mammals have flat teeth, this allows them to chew plants easier, some have camouflage, and even different stomach enzymes to help digest a plant based diet.
Adaptations
(Flora): Many plants tend to have deep and complex root systems which allows maximum consumption of minerals and water, and the narrow leaves minimise water loss.
Hot Desert
Climate: it is a very hot climate in the hot deserts. In the Summer day time it can exceed 40 degrees C but in the night time it can drop below 0 degrees C. It is very dry with less than 250mm of rainfall a year. In the winter the temperature ranges between 20 degrees C and 30 degrees C
Flora: The plant life of flora found in hot deserts include Brittlebush, Yuccas, Prickly Pears and Sotol.
Fauna: Lizards, Snakes, (mostly comprised of reptiles due to them being resilient when there is a lack of food, and water.
Location: Most hot deserts are found near the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn, between 15-30° north and south of the Equator.
Abiotic components:
Extreme temperatures hot and cold, rocks, visible bedrock, sand, low precipitation,
Biotic component:
Cacti, Ficus, weathered trees, tumbleweed, etc... camel, lizards, snakes, quail, etc...
Adaptions
of flora: The flora have small leaves to reduce moisture loss in photosynthesis, they have thick waxy skin to reduce water loss and some flora have deep tap roots to gain water from underground.
Adaptations
of fauna: The fauna in the desert have thick fur to insulate them from the heat, some have a high salt tolerance and some dig deep burrows to get away from the heat of the day.
Definitions
Climate: Weather Conditions in an area for a prolonged period.
Flora: Plant life that is distinctive to a specific region.
Fauna: Animal life that is specific for a particular region.
Biotic: A living organism in a distictive area, e.g. cow, monkey, insects.
Abiotic: Something that is not living, but in someway or another usually helps with the support of life, e.g. oxygen.