Temperate
Forest
Sophie Ryan
Common Names
 Temperate
Forest
 Deciduous Forest
Food Webs
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Primary Producers:
fungi, soil bacteria,
trees
Primary Consumers:
deer, rodents, birds,
insects
Secondary Consumers:
foxes, owls, opossums,
birds, skunks
Tertiary Consumers:
cougars, bears or other
larger predators
Where in the world are
temperate forests?!
 eastern
North
America,
northeastern Asia,
and western and
central Europe
Climate
 Moderate
 Well
defined seasons
 Temperature varies from -30° C to 30° C.
 Precipitation (75-150 cm) is distributed
evenly throughout the year.
 Soil is fertile.
Temperature
Precipitation
Plants
 Trees
are usually categorized as having
broad leaves that annually fall off of the
tree (what you think of when you think of
New England trees)
 Examples: oak, hickory, beech, hemlock,
maple, basswood, cottonwood, elm,
willow, and spring-flowering herbs
Animals
 Examples:
squirrels, rabbits, skunks, birds,
deer, mountain lion, bobcat, timber wolf,
fox, and black bear
Human Impacts
 Logging:
huge threat to the habitats and
the biome itself
 Ruins soil
 Pollutes water and air
Fun Facts
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“Some insects of the temperate deciduous biome
cannot survive winter so they lay eggs before they die.
These eggs can survive winter and hatch once spring
arrives”
“Many of the trees in the temperate deciduous forest
contain sap which they use to keep their roots from
freezing during the winter”
“The growing season of the temperate deciduous forest
lasts about six month”
“One of the most famous deciduous forest animals is the
bald eagle. It is the national symbol of the United States
and appears on US currency and on its national seal”
Bib
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