The warm, wet conditions cause vegetation and animals to rot very quickly once they've died. Decaying plants and animals get recycled back into the soil. Lots of Life More than half of the world s species live in tropical rainforests. The moisture and the warm temperatures in the tropical rainforest are perfect for sustaining lots of different species of plants and animals. Trees in the tropical rainforest can grow very tall.
Tree trunks are wide and flared and tree bark is thin and smooth.
Some trees have roots that are above the ground. The tropical rainforest is also home to bromeliads . These are plants that collect water in their centers. The rainforest is also home to epiphytes . Epiphytes like orchids and some bromeliads don't grow in the soil.