What are rainforests like? What plants and animals live in a rainforest? Find the answers at this great Web site from the Missouri Botanical Gardens. To move about the site, click the links on the left side of the screen.
Questions
What are rainforests like?
Describe three animals that live in the rainforest.
Would you like to visit a rainforest? Why or why not?
Four of Earth's biomes are recreated inside the Biodome of Montreal, Canada. If you cannot visit the Biodome in person, see it on the Internet! First, read about the climate, landscape, plants, and animals of the tropical rainforest. Then, if you like, go to the home page to learn about other biomes.
Questions
What fraction of Earth's surface do rainforests cover?
What fraction of Earth's plant and animal species live in rainforests?
