What are the native rainforest plants of the Congo?
How do the plants and trees help maintain the water cycle and global weather patterns?
These are a few native Rain forest plants-
- Venus Fly Trap
- Kapok Tree
- Iceplant
- Giant Sequoia
- Oil Palm
- Dragon Blood Tree
- Corpse Flower
The trees and plants provide food and shelter to many animals. The trees help maintain the water cycle. With no trees, there is no rain. Trees soak up alot of water and put it back in the air. This is called evapotransportation. They add a lot of water to the air , which helps produce rain.
Trees also help maintain global weather patterns. They stop too much heat from reaching the ground.
They also suck in greenhouse gases and 'breathe' out oxygen. This helps stop global warming.
The trees in the Congo (as well as other trees) help contribute to this. This is why we shouldn't chop down rainforests. If we do, there will be disturbed weather patterns and hardly any rain.
MEDICINAL PLANTS EXTRA++
Medicinal plants are harvested from the rainforest, biochemicals are extracted and are used to synthesis of drugs. International Cancer Institutes have identified 1400 tropical forest plants with potential to fight cancer.
Trees also help maintain global weather patterns. They stop too much heat from reaching the ground.
They also suck in greenhouse gases and 'breathe' out oxygen. This helps stop global warming.
The trees in the Congo (as well as other trees) help contribute to this. This is why we shouldn't chop down rainforests. If we do, there will be disturbed weather patterns and hardly any rain.
MEDICINAL PLANTS EXTRA++
Medicinal plants are harvested from the rainforest, biochemicals are extracted and are used to synthesis of drugs. International Cancer Institutes have identified 1400 tropical forest plants with potential to fight cancer.