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2. Deciduous forests receive from 2 to 5 feet (0.5-1.5 m) of precipitation (both rain and snow) each year The average temperature in temperate deciduous forests is roughly 75°F (24°C) but gets as high as 86°F (30°C), depending on the altitude of the forest. Forests higher in the mountains are colder.

3. Copyright © Alvin He This is a map of Temperate Deciduous Forests

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5. Sun (energy source) Mushroom (decomposer) Fruit Trees (producer) Owls (secondary consumer) Rodents (primary consumer)

6. Copyright © Alvin He Decreasing amount of energy Decreasing amount of organisms Producers Secondary Consumers Tertiary Consumers Primary Consumers

7. Copyright © Alvin He T emperate Deciduous Forests have four distinct seasons. E very spring many flowers bloom. M any colored leaves fall in autumn. P hotographers come all over to take pictures. E ach summer is filled with sunshine. R ed, orange, and yellow leaves fill the air. A totally different scene is shown each season. T emperate Deciduous Forests have many biotic features. E very fall the wind blows while leaves fall. F rost appears on plants toward the beginning of winter. O nly blinding whiteness is shown in winter blizzards. R aging sunlight scorches the ground in the summer. E ach winter the ground is covered with snow. S treams flow as spring begins and the snow melts. T oday, pollutants are harming the trees and killing wildlife.

8. Copyright © Alvin He Multicolored leaves are shown in a path In the winter, snow fills the air

9. Copyright © Alvin He Trees by a lake are reflected off the water A beautiful lake is shown beside trees

10. Copyright © Alvin He World Map http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/deciduous_forest.htm (11/5/12)http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/deciduous_forest.htm Food Web http://apassionforscience.pbworks.com/w/page/37237408/1E1_2011%20 Group%203%20-%20Temperate%20Forest (11/5/12) http://apassionforscience.pbworks.com/w/page/37237408/1E1_2011%20 Group%203%20-%20Temperate%20Forest Pictures http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Experiments/Biome/biotemperate.php (11/5/12) http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Experiments/Biome/biotemperate.php Pictures http://www.nhptv.org/natureworks/nwep8c.htm (11/5/12)http://www.nhptv.org/natureworks/nwep8c.htm Pictures http://sadatslade.blogspot.com/2009/11/temperate-deciduous- forest.html (11/5/12)http://sadatslade.blogspot.com/2009/11/temperate-deciduous- forest.html Clip Art (11/5/12)

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