1. The Deciduous Forest Name that tree!

2. Forest layers

3. Canopy

4. Tallest trees Tops of trees form a ceiling Treetops stop a lot of the light Protects the soil from erosion

5. Understory

6. Smaller trees with thin trunks Stop just below canopy Wait for a gap to grow into

7. Shrub Layer

8. Small shrubs (woody stems but small) Grow between the smaller trees

9. Red Raspberry

10. Forest Floor

11. Dark Covered in a layer of leaves, twigs, and dead plants Decayed leaves provide nutrients to soil Alive with invertebrates and microorganisms

12. Introduction to Leaf Identification Types of Leaves

13. Alternate or Opposite Leaves

14. Simple Leaf

16. Compound leaf

17. Compound Leaf

18. Compound leaves

19. Leaf Margins (edges) Smooth

20. Serrated = with teeth

22. Veins Parallel

23. Palmate

24. Pinnate