The Rain Forest Ecosystem =} Samantha Santillan Samantha McClung May 30, 2008 The Rain Forest • This ecosystem’s land features have rugged mountains and fast flowing water falls. Also it has a wide variety of plants such as: tall trees, ferns, palms,orchids, vines, moss, and fungi. Animals such as: Cairns bird wing butterfly, cassowary bird, crocodiles, and the Striped Possum all live in this Habitat. The Rain Forest Food Web Food Chain • The producer is the vernacular plant, the Consumer is the Cairns bird wing butterfly, the Predator is the Cassowary. Adaptations • The Cassowary Bird only lays it’s eggs on one species of plants. This is an adaptation because when this species was first developed they didn’t know that they need to lay their eggs on a certain type of plant, it took many years. • This lifestyle goes for the Cairns Bird wing Butterfly also. • An adaptation for the striped possum is that it uses its teeth tongue and long fourth fingers to catch their prey. • An adaptation that the crocodile has is that their teeth can be replaced many times in their lifetime. Protection • The striped possum hides from predators by concealing its self in a burrow. • The bird wing butterfly it obtains its poison from the toxic Pipeline plant, animals that eat it become very sick and eventually die. • The crocodile doesn’t have much predators other than humans and others crocodile. • The Cassowary Bird simply runs. =] Likes and Dislikes ]= • We liked how you let us use laptops for our projects. • We liked how we could joke around with you and you don’t get butt hurt. • We disliked the homework on the weekends. The End The End The End