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Types of Leaves. Forest layers Canopy Tallest trees Tops of trees form a ceiling Treetops stop a lot of the light Protects the soil from erosion.

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1 Types of Leaves

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3 Forest layers

4 Canopy

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

6 Understory

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

8 Shrub Layer

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

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 Alternate or Opposite Leaves

13 Simple Leaf

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15 Compound leaf

16 Compound Leaf

17 Compound leaves

18 Leaf Margins (edges) Smooth

19 Serrated = with teeth

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