1. Deciduous Forest Cody, Mason, Fiona

2. Where is ecosystem located? Connecticut US Mostly in Vermont Alaska, west coast of U.S S.E. Asia East coast of the U.S Northern Europe

3. Describe the abiotic factors of your ecosystem Average temperature - 32 degrees F in winter Average temperature - 70 Degrees F in summer Four seasons: Winter, summer, fall, spring

4. Producer: Deciduous tree. How does your producer rely on other organisms in the deciduous forest to survive? Earthworms loosens the soil by tunneling in the dirt Burying beetles makes the soil rich

5. How do other organisms of your ecosystem rely on your producer to survive? Woodpeckers get food and build nests Opossums build nests in fallen trees Deer eat twigs Standing dead trees provide shelter and food

6. How do humans affect your ecosystem? People are causing global warming Pollution from factories - killing trees Careless disposal of cigarettes – causes forest fires Cutting down trees

7. Choose one biotic or abiotic factor in your ecosystem & describe how a change in one of these could affect your ecosystem. Change - climate changes due to heat waves Deciduous trees will not lose leaves Animals will not migrate

8. Other interesting facts: More then 65,000 trees are used produce in one issue of the Sunday edition of the New York Times Almost 40,000 square miles of forest are cut down every year

9. Sources Used Hurtig, Jennifer. Deciduous Forest. New York, NY: Weigl Publishers, 2007. Print. Created using MLA Citation Maker on www.oslis.org.