| Producers
of The Amazon Rain Forest in South America |
| Producers
are important because they are what gives herbivores
energy then gives carnivores energy and are the most
important in the food web. The sun is what gives the
plants(producers) energy or light energy. if you do
carbon dioxide+water--->chlorophyll, sunlight and
oxygen it makes sugar and the plants are able to get
energy from it. Thats called photosynthesis. The
sugar the plants make is called glucos. |
|
 |
| Name
of Plant:Guarana Vine |
| Description
of Plant:Its a vineing shurb,grows to 10m in
height. It has glossy green leaves that have
large clusters of fruit on the end and on the end
of the fruit has a little brown seed. They use
the little brown seed for many uses. see below. |
| |
| Uses
of Plant (consumption/medicinal): It has so much
caffine up to 4 or 5 times more then coffee.
People harvest the seed, rool them into thick
sticks of dry, hardened past, which is exported
or stored for later use. They also make a drink
with the seed and can be used for energy on long
trips. |
| |
|
|
| Name
of Plant:Majo |
| Description
of Plant:25 m in height, leaves up to 8 m long.
Palm with feathery leaves. It produces larg dark-purple
olive-sized fruits wiith high quality oil. |
| |
| Uses
of Plant (consumption/medicinal):It makes oil,
light green or yellow and is almost identical to
olive oil. The fruit makes good animal protein,
up to 40% more protein then other fruits.It also
makes thatch, fiber, blow gun darts. |
| |
|
 |
|
 |
| Name
of Plant:Babassu |
| Description
of Plant:tall,has palm like leaves,fruit on its
sides.Takes about 15 to 20 years to be full grown.
The fruit looks like little cocnuts. They can
grow into clusters of a few dozen ofr a few
hundred. |
| |
| Uses
of Plant (consumption/medicinal):This plant is
also called the "tree of life". The
leaves provide thatch and can be woven and
construct house walls,the stems are made for
timber,and most importantly the fruit,which can
make fertilizer, alcohol, tar and acetic acid. |
| |
|