* Rainforests hold the greatest biodiversity of any biome.

* Rainforests are important producers of oxygen.

* Rainforests receive between 160 and 400 inches of rain per year and stay between 69 and 90 degress Fahrenheit.

* Important products such as medicine, coffee, flavorings, fruit, lumber, rubber, nuts, and teas come from the rainforests

* Jaguars, sloths, monkeys, toucans, and parrots are among animals found in rainforests. Tigers can be found in Asian rainforests

* Rainforests cover six percent of the Earth's surface but 50 percent of the Earth's species

* Rainforests are being cut down at an alarming rate.