The plants of the rainforest
Rainforests
are very important to the Earth's ecosytem. The rainforests recycle and
clean water. The trees and plants also remove carbon dioxide from the
atmosphere and store it in their roots, stems, leaves and branches. They
generate much of the Earth's oxygen. Many of the plants from the
rainforest are used for medicines by both people in the forest and hospitals
throughout the
world.
Task 2:
Choose
3 plants or trees of the rainforest.
Describe each plant or
tree and how it adapts to the rainforest
environment.
Why is it important to the
rainforest ecosystem?
Information can be found at
the following sites:
All
about Rainforests
Children's
Tropical Forests
Rainforests
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