Once the reference point has been established, the Price Index value of every other city in the database is calculated by comparing their cost of living to the cost of living in Prague. Therefore, if a city has a Price Index of 134, that means that living there is 34% more expensive than living in Prague.
Plant Life. There are many different plants in the rain forest. Some of the plants include vines, bromeliads, the passion fruit plant and the Victorian water lily. Vines in the rainforest can be as thick as the average human average human body and some can grow to be 3,000 ft long.he bangle bamboo is another plant of the rainforest. This plant can grow 40 to 80 feet tall and three inches in diameter. It has dark green stalky columns for stems and narrow green leaves. The bangle bamboo is a type of grass, the largest and fastest growing grass.
What lives in a Rainforest? As many as 30 million species of plants and animals live in tropical rainforests. Interesting Fact: A typical four square mile patch of rainforest contains as many as 1,500 flowering plants, 750 species of trees, 400 species of birds and 150 species of butterflies. What are the different layers of a Rainforest Called? There are four main parts of a Rainforest. They are: Emergent Layer - very sunny because it is the very top. Only the tallest trees reach this level. Who lives here? birds, butterflies and small monkeys live with bats, snakes and bugs. Canopy Layer - much of the rain is stopped by the thick foliage. Most trees in the forest grow to this height. There are plants that grow in the canopy layer. Their roots don't reach the ground. These are called air plants.