There are many rainforests in the world, but one of the largest is the Amazon rainforest, which is located in the northern half of South America and is found in the countries of Brazil, Colombia, Peru , Venezuela, Ecuador and Bolivia. The Amazon is also located between the Tropic of Capricorn and the Tropic of Cancer. The size of the Amazon resembles that of the United States, from the Atlantic Ocean to the Rocky Mountains. Since this rainforest is located near the Equator, the climate is hot and humid. The average temperature is between sixty-eight and ninety-three degrees. The Amazon has two seasons, but each lasts six months each. They are classified as the rainy season and the dry season. The rainy season runs from December to May, while the dry season runs from June to November. The average rainfall is between fifty and two hundred and sixty inches per year. The forest floor receives only 2-5% of sunlight because the canopy blocks sunlight from reaching the forest floor. The Amazon rainforest has gotten the nickname the world's pharmacy because many medicines have been found in tree bark, leaves and other parts of trees. Bacteria and fungi are the most common decomposers in a rainforest and can be found in many different ecosystems. The three common producers in the Amazon rainforest are orchids, Bengal bamboo, and banana trees. Bacteria and fungi recycle dead material in the soil so it can be reused. If the bacteria and fungi in an environment did not recycle all the dead material, the Earth would be full of dead plant and animal remains. Orchids, one of the three producers, are found in the Amazon rainforest. Orchids can be found in many different colors and grow primarily in the... middle of paper... in the food web or food chain composed of producers, herbivores, consumers, and omnivores. Food webs show the connections animals have with each other as to who eats who. The Amazon has many species of animals that are all connected in some way, but using just a small handful of producers and consumers can make it easier to understand and show how they are connected in some way. A macaw and a fruit bat eat orchids, but the emerald tree boa will soon eat the macaw and fruit bat. Throughout the Amazon, a spider monkey may eat from a banana tree or the jaguar will eat Bengal bamboo and then the spider monkey. Soon the jaguar will be able to patiently wait for the next victim, which will be a parrot that is eating the same banana tree, as the spider monkey was not long ago. Every animal is connected in some way and creating a food web is the best way to show this and easy to understand.