Have you heard of the saying, ‘eat, drink and be merry’? Imagine a few days without food, water, or shelter. Unthinkable, isn’t it? The same holds good for all plant and animal species. The wellness and survival of any living organism are largely dependent on the environment in which it lives. A favourable climate, healthy and abundant food supplies and protective shelter is very essential for the overall well-being of all species.
The abundance of warmth from the sunlight and proper humidity from wet weather together forms a very conducive climate for organic life to thrive in the rainforests.
Plants act as battery chargers for the entire ecosystem. They trap sunlight through a process called photosynthesis and convert it into energy which is stored in their leaves and other parts. When animals feed on these plants or other plant-eating animals, this stored energy gets automatically transferred and widely spread across the system.
The thick canopies of the tropical rainforests are a good hiding place from predators and also provide a wide variety of habitat choices for the different species to live and interact with. The bromeliads, for example, is a plant variety found in these canopies. Their leaves store water which is used by frogs either to lay eggs or as their ‘hunting grounds’.
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