Ecoblog 4 Select one of the 10 major biomes and write an overview of the characteristics of that biome. Explain how abiotic factors and the dominant plants and wildlife are interrelated. Support your explanation with specific examples.

Tropical Rain Forest
The tropical rain forest consists of tall trees with leafy tops that forms canopies.They are a tropical wet climate group with warm temperatures year-round. This biome consists of four different layers-- the emergent with giant trees with umbrella-shaped canopies, the upper canopy is where light is most available and where animals thrive, the understory is where shorter plants grow and humidity is constant and the forest floor consists of few trees due to little sunlight and decomposers too. Since it is very hot and humid year-round with thin and nutrient poor soils, the plants that grow are evergreens, ferns, vines and climbing plants since these plants are able to survive the climate conditions. The animals need to be able to survive among tall trees and be able to move around more comfortable with the hot climate. Animals like sloths, monkeys, birds, reptiles and insects such as frogs and ants are able to survive in the tropical rain forest's abiotic factors due to their adaptations. The abiotic factors of the tropical rain forest only allow some plants and animals to survive and be able to inhabit since not all animals are able to survive with humidity and less space to move around freely.