The Forest Biome By Mary Joe Gina and

The Forest Biome By Mary, Joe, Gina, and Jay

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Comparing Two Biomes Deciduous Forest Rain Forest • Rainfall 30 -60 inches • Temperatures average 30 ⁰ 70 ⁰ • Four seasons • Rainfall 50 -260 inches • Temperatures average 68 ⁰ 93 ⁰ • Two seasons very similar but slightly more rain in one • Near equator Go Back

Location • North America, in western Europe, in China, Korea, Japan and Australia • Latitude from 23 ⁰ N to 38 ⁰ S Go Back

Climate and Weather • Average temperature around 50⁰F – summers average temp. 70⁰F, winter average 30⁰F • Average rainfall 30 -60 inches a year • Four distinct seasons: winter, spring, summer, fall • Season Slideshow Go Back

Plants • Plant Adaptations: plants • Great Lobelia lean toward sun to get energy, leaves shed in cold • Oak • Lichen • 5 zones: tall tree, small tree, shrub, herb, ground • Trees can grow to 100 feet • Many middle sized trees and shrubs • Small forest floor plants and lichen Go Back

Lichen • 8% of vegetation • Fungi • Grows with a partner like algae Go Back

Oak Trees • • • 600 Species Wood used for lumber Bark used for medicine and dyes Acorns are seeds – used for oil and food Symbol of strength White oak tallest – up to 100 feet tall Go Back

Great Lobelia • Forest floor flower • Perennial • Adaptations: – bright flowers attract pollinators like bumblebees and butterflies – Pollen is protein rich Go Back

Animals • Adaptations: hibernation, camouflage, trees as food and shelter • Mammals, amphibians, birds, insects Go Back • Black bear • Eastern Gray Squirrel • Box Elder Beetle

Black Bear • Cubs born in winter are helpless – usually 2 • Live 20 years • Shy, curious, intelligent • Omnivore – berries, roots, grass, insects • 250 -350 lbs. • No predators Go Back

Eastern Gray Squirrel Rodent 9 -12 inches 14 – 16 ounces Hoards food nuts and seeds -for later • Nest in fork of trees • Babies 2 times a year • Hawks, weasels, raccoons hunt squirrel • • Go Back

Box Elder Beetle • Box Elder Beetle is black and red • Half inch long • Found on box elder trees, maple trees and ash trees • Adaptations: – Tastes Bad – Dormant in winter Go Back

Conservation Biggest threat to deciduous forest • • • Development Agriculture Logging Acid Rain Global Warming Forest Fire Go Back Solutions to forest threats • • Cleaning Pollution Recycling Prevent over development Reduce emissions

Energy Flow in a Deciduous Forest Third Consumers Second Consumers First Consumers Producers

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