Bridget Walters

“Deciduous” means to fall off, or shed, seasonally. As the name implies, deciduous trees shed their leaves each fall. To find out more about the biome, plants, and animals that live in deciduous forests, click a topic below.  Climate Climate  Vegetation Vegetation  Animals Animals  Vocabulary Vocabulary  Web-Sites Web-Sites Click on the image below in the future to return to this page

Climate  Located between the polar regions and the tropics  4 seasons (caused by location and temperature changes)  Summer, Spring, Fall, Winter  inches of rain per year  2nd most rainfall per year of all forest types  Average temperature of 50 degrees F

Vegetation  5 layers  Lichens and mosses  Broad leafed plants  Shrubs  Canopy  Forests named by dominant tree  Leaves change color  Lady Fern Lady Fern  White Oak White Oak  White Birch White Birch  Mystery 1 Mystery 1  Mystery 2 Mystery 2  Mystery 3 Mystery 3  Mystery 4 Mystery 4  Mystery 5 Mystery 5  Mystery 6 Mystery 6 (Fill in mystery pages with information from class notes and other sources)

Lady Fern  Used to decorate homes  inches tall  Light green, lacy leaves  Grows in circular groups in the shade  Many uses  Not endangered

White Oak  feet tall  years old  Leaves look like fingers  Seeds called acorns  Most common tree in Eastern United States  Valued for timber products

White Birch  Lives about 140 years  Flowers turn into winged nutkins  Fly away from parent  White bark that peels away easily  First to grow back after fires/being cut down  Good for starting fires  Many uses

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Animals Black bear White- tailed deer Raccoon

Black Bear  5-6 feet tall  Wooded areas, swamps, national parks  Nocturnal Nocturnal  Hibernate Hibernate  Omnivorous Omnivorous  Spend most of their time alone

Raccoon  “mask” around eyes  Nocturnal Nocturnal  Scavenger  Omnivorous Omnivorous  Very adaptable  Paws like human hands  Found in wooded areas near water Movie

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White-tailed Deer  Males have antlers  Nocturnal Nocturnal  Live to be about 10 years old  Camouflaged  Tail alerts others to possible danger  Sense of smell to detect danger  Can run up to 30 mph  Herbivores Herbivores

Vocabulary  Hibernate - to pass the winter in a sleep-like state Hibernate  Nocturnal - most active at night Nocturnal  Omnivore - feeds on both animals and plants Omnivore  Herbivore - feeds only on plants Herbivore  Camouflage - disguise or protective coloring that makes the object appear to blend in with the natural surroundings Camouflage

Vocabulary  Hibernate - to pass the winter in a sleep-like state Hibernate  Nocturnal - most active at night Nocturnal  Omnivore - feeds on both animals and plants Omnivore  Herbivore - feeds only on plants Herbivore  Camouflage - disguise or protective coloring that makes the object appear to blend in with the natural surroundings Camouflage

Vocabulary  Hibernate - to pass the winter in a sleep-like state Hibernate  Nocturnal - most active at night Nocturnal  Omnivore - feeds on both animals and plants Omnivore  Herbivore - feeds only on plants Herbivore  Camouflage - disguise or protective coloring that makes the object appear to blend in with the natural surroundings Camouflage

Vocabulary  Hibernate - to pass the winter in a sleep-like state Hibernate  Nocturnal - most active at night Nocturnal  Omnivore - feeds on both animals and plants Omnivore  Herbivore - feeds only on plants Herbivore  Camouflage - disguise or protective coloring that makes the object appear to blend in with the natural surroundings Camouflage

Web-Sites The Colors of Fall Temperate Forest Biome Deciduous Forest Temperate Deciduous Forest Biome Temperate Deciduous Forest The Temperate Deciduous Forest Biome