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Who done it?

Who done it?. Food Web Mystery. Tropical Rainforest Ecosystem.

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Who done it?

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  1. Who done it? Food Web Mystery

  2. Tropical Rainforest Ecosystem Tropical rainforests lie in the "tropics", between the Tropic of Capricorn and Tropic of Cancer. In this region sunlight strikes Earth at roughly a 90-degree angle resulting in intense solar energy (solar energy diminishes as you move farther north or south). This intensity is due to the consistent day length on the equator: 12 hours a day, 365 days per year (regions away from the equator have days of varying length). This consistent sunlight provides the essential energy necessary to power the forest via photosynthesis..

  3. Tropical Rainforest Ecosystem Because of the ample solar energy, tropical rainforests are usually warm year round with temperatures from about 72-93F (22-34C). Although forests at higher elevations, especially cloud forests, may be significantly cooler. Temperatures are generally moderated by cloud cover and high humidity.

  4. Organisms http://www.vtaide.com/png/rainwebPC.htm Decomposers (bacteria, fungi, protists) Producers (ground layer (grasses), shrubs, vines, flowering plants, canopy (tall trees), emergent layer) Primary Consumers (small mammals, insects, parrots, monkeys, bats) Secondary Consumers (reptiles, frogs, bats, eagles) Tertiary Consumers (jaguar, snakes)

  5. Who done it? • A partially eaten plantain (or banana)

  6. Answer: • Fruit Bat

  7. Who done it? • Remains of an alligator are found

  8. Answer: • Jaguar

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