Forest Biome - Have mild temperatures and plenty of rain 3 Types of Forest Biomes: Temperate Deciduous, Coniferous Forests, Tropical Rain Forest Forest Biome - Have mild temperatures and plenty of rain 3 Types of Forest Biomes: Temperate Deciduous, Coniferous Forests, Tropical Rain Forest Temperate Deciduous Forest - _______________________ trees lose all of their leaves. They do this to save water during the winter or the dry season - Bears, snakes, and woodpeckers live there. - Avg Yearly Rainfall: 29.5-49 in - Avg Temp: Summer 82˚F, Winter 43˚F Temperate Deciduous Forest - _______________________ trees lose all of their leaves. They do this to save water during the winter or the dry season - Bears, snakes, and woodpeckers live there. - Avg Yearly Rainfall: 29.5-49 in - Avg Temp: Summer 82˚F, Winter 43˚F Coniferous Forest - Conifer trees produce seeds in _________________. Conifer leaves are shaped like needles. The leaves have a thick, waxy coating which; 1) helps keep leaves from drying out, 2) protects damage by cold winter temperatures, 3) keep leaves year round - ______________________________- trees stay green all year and do not lose their leaves at one time - Squirrels, insects, jays, elk, moose live there. - Ground is covered by a thick layer of needles - Little light reaches the ground so few large plants go beneath the trees - Avg Yearly Rainfall: 14-29.5 in - Avg Temp: summer __________˚F, Winter __________˚F Coniferous Forest - Conifer trees produce seeds in _________________. Conifer leaves are shaped like needles. The leaves have a thick, waxy coating which; 1) helps keep leaves from drying out, 2) protects damage by cold winter temperatures, 3) keep leaves year round - ______________________________- trees stay green all year and do not lose their leaves at one time - Squirrels, insects, jays, elk, moose live there. - Ground is covered by a thick layer of needles - Little light reaches the ground so few large plants go beneath the trees - Avg Yearly Rainfall: 14-29.5 in - Avg Temp: summer __________˚F, Winter __________˚F Tropical Rain Forest - Has most biological diversity of anywhere on Earth - Because soil is thin, many trees grow above-ground roots for extra support - Most nutrients are in the plants, not the soil - Avg Yearly Rainfall: _______________________ in - Avg Temp: Daytime 93˚F, Nighttime 68˚F Tropical Rain Forest - Has most biological diversity of anywhere on Earth - Because soil is thin, many trees grow above-ground roots for extra support - Most nutrients are in the plants, not the soil - Avg Yearly Rainfall: ______________________ in - Avg Temp: Daytime 93˚F, Nighttime 68˚F - Forest Biome Have mild temperatures and plenty of rain 3 Types of Forest Biomes: Temperate Deciduous, Coniferous Forests, Tropical Rain Forest - Forest Biome Have mild temperatures and plenty of rain 3 Types of Forest Biomes: Temperate Deciduous, Coniferous Forests, Tropical Rain Forest Temperate Deciduous Forest - _______________________ trees lose all of their leaves. They do this to save water during the winter or the dry season - Bears, snakes, and woodpeckers live there. - Avg Yearly Rainfall: 29.5-49 in - Avg Temp: Summer 82˚F, Winter 43˚F Temperate Deciduous Forest - _______________________ trees lose all of their leaves. They do this to save water during the winter or the dry season - Bears, snakes, and woodpeckers live there. - Avg Yearly Rainfall: 29.5-49 in - Avg Temp: Summer 82˚F, Winter 43˚F Coniferous Forest - Conifer trees produce seeds in _________________. Conifer leaves are shaped like needles. The leaves have a thick, waxy coating which; 1) helps keep leaves from drying out, 2) protects damage by cold winter temperatures, 3) keep leaves year round - ______________________________- trees stay green all year and do not lose their leaves at one time - Squirrels, insects, jays, elk, moose live there. - Avg Yearly Rainfall: 14-29.5 in - Avg Temp: summer __________˚F, Winter __________˚F Coniferous Forest - Conifer trees produce seeds in _________________. Conifer leaves are shaped like needles. The leaves have a thick, waxy coating which; 1) helps keep leaves from drying out, 2) protects damage by cold winter temperatures, 3) keep leaves year round - ______________________________- trees stay green all year and do not lose their leaves at one time - Squirrels, insects, jays, elk, moose live there. - Avg Yearly Rainfall: 14-29.5 in - Avg Temp: summer __________˚F, Winter __________˚F Tropical Rain Forest - Has most biological diversity of anywhere on Earth - Because soil is thin, many trees grow above-ground roots for extra support - Most nutrients are in the plants, not the soil - Avg Yearly Rainfall: _______________________ in - Avg Temp: Daytime 93˚F, Nighttime 68˚F Tropical Rain Forest - Has most biological diversity of anywhere on Earth - Because soil is thin, many trees grow above-ground roots for extra support - Most nutrients are in the plants, not the soil - Avg Yearly Rainfall: ______________________ in - Avg Temp: Daytime 93˚F, Nighttime 68˚F