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Deciduous Forest
Where we live!
4 Seasons- Fall, Winter, Spring, and Summer
Mild Summers and Winters: Summer months usually begin in
early June and end in late August. Winter months don't
begin until December.
Moderate Rainfall: average 30 to 60 inches a year.
Almost all of the world's deciduous forest is located by an
ocean. The ocean and the wind play a role in the
temperature and climate change of changing seasons.
Deciduous Forest
Deciduous forests contain trees that have leaves
that change colors seasonally and fall off during
cold seasons
Carotenoids- pigment produced in the chloroplast
during the fall seasons. Gives leaves the red,
yellow, and orange colors.
Plants include: Maples, Oaks, Hickory
Broad leaves allow more sunlight to be captured
for photosynthesis
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Animals
Deer, squirrels, rabbits, racoons
Adaptations:
-Birds migrate during the colder seasons to
warmer climates.
-Animals shed fur during the warmer
seasons.
-Hibernation- period of dormancy and little
activity to slow metabolism when food is
more scarce.
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Tropical Rain Forest
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Wettest and Hottest Biome on Earth!
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Over 100 inches of rainfall a year
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No Seasons - Soil is very nutrient-poor
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More Biodiversity than any other biome
› 70% of the species are trees
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Emergent Layer
Canopy Layer
Understory Layer
Shrub Layer
Subterranian
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Adaptations?
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Plants
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Animals
Adaptations
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Plants
› Grow tall to get sunlight
› Vines grow up trees to
reach sunlight
› Not many branches
› Deep Roots
› Thinner Bark
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Animals
› Stay in the shaded
Shrub layer
› No fir
› Birds beaks adapted for
eating berries and fruit
› Arms and hands for
climbing
› Camoflague
Tropical Rain Forest Precipitation
Dec. Forest Precipitation
Trop. RF Temperatures
Dec. Forest Temperatures