Deciduous Forest Picture taken by Tiffany Phifer Forests containing trees that change color seasonally and fall off. Average annual temperature of about 50° and an average rainfall of 30 inches a year. Picture taken by Tiffany Phifer

Eastern half of N.A., middle of Europe, Asia, and Southeastern Australia. http://files.jmlovextdf.webnode.com/200000013-efc93f0c34/deciduous_500.jpg

Deciduous Forest Where we live! 4 Seasons- Fall, Winter, Spring, and Summer Mild Summers and Winters: Summer months usually begin in early June and end in late August. Winter months don't begin until December. Moderate Rainfall: average 30 to 60 inches a year. Almost all of the world's deciduous forest is located by an ocean. The ocean and the wind play a role in the temperature and climate change of changing seasons.

Deciduous Forest Deciduous forests contain trees that have leaves that change colors seasonally and fall off during cold seasons Carotenoids- pigment produced in the chloroplast during the fall seasons. Gives leaves the red, yellow, and orange colors. Plants include: Maples, Oaks, Hickory Broad leaves allow more sunlight to be captured for photosynthesis

Maple- changing leaves. Oak- black and white. Elm- green. http://www.city-data.com/picfilesv/picv14879.php Maple- changing leaves. Oak- black and white. Elm- green. Others include Carpet Moss, Pecan, Tawny Milksap Mushroom, Lady Fern, and White Birch http://comountainland.com/48_csr.htm http://www.dustinryan.com/Charleston-Photography/index.php?showimage=253

Animals Deer, squirrels, rabbits, raccoons Adaptations: -Birds migrate during the colder seasons to warmer climates. -Animals shed fur during the warmer seasons. -Hibernation- period of dormancy and little activity to slow metabolism when food is more scarce.

http://www.massdeerservice.com/about_us.htm http://duncraft.atom5.com/squirrel-facts-3411.html Squirrel, Deer, Fox, American Black Bear, Duckbill Platypus, Coyote, Eastern Chipmunk http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/staticfiles/NGS/Shared/StaticFiles/animals/images/800/platypus.jpg

Tropical Rain Forest A forest of tall trees in a region of year-round warmth. This forest also has the most fertile soil of all the forests and is defined by the amount of rain it gets per year. Hot, humid, heavy rainfall, An average of 50 to 260 inches of rain falls yearly. Temperatures between 93° and 68°. http://english.cri.cn/mmsource/image/2005-5-23/scene01.jpg

Occurs around the equator, South America, Southeast Asia, parts of Africa. http://www.windows2universe.org/earth/images/rainforest_map_big2.jpg

Tropical Rain Forest Wettest and Hottest Biome on Earth! Over 100 inches of rainfall a year No Seasons - Soil is very nutrient-poor More Biodiversity than any other biome 70% of the species are trees

These plants help define the layers of the rainforests These plants help define the layers of the rainforests. The top layer is the Emergent Layer, then the canopy. The canopy layer receives the most light of all the layers. Next is the understory layer. After that is the shrub layer, the light in this layer is very limited so the plants that grow are adapted to survive on low light. The next layer is the forest floor, less than 1% of light reaches this layer. Last is the subterranean layer, which means that this layer is under the ground. http://www.thewildclassroom.com/biomes/rainforests/images/rainforestlayers.jpg

Emergent Layer Canopy Layer Understory Layer Shrub Layer Subterranian

Coffee Plants Orchids Venus Fly Trap Pineapple Banana http://www.bfeedme.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/03/Avocado%20Tree.jpg http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/24/Detail_of_coffee_plant_showing_beans_and_leaves.jpg Coffee Plants Orchids Venus Fly Trap Avocado, banana, pineapple, and coffee plants. Bengal Bamboo, Coconut tree, Kapok tree, Strangler Figs Pineapple Banana http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/3/5/1/2/8/ar121369693782153.jpg http://www.lightsphere.com/photos/garden/banana_plant/display/banana_plant.jpg

http://upload. wikimedia http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/01/Leafcutter_ants_transporting_leaves.jpg http://blog.bekahbrunstetter.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/sloth.jpg Most live in the canopy because this layer receives more light than any of the other layers in the rainforest. Sloths, leaf cutter ants, frogs. http://yoga108.org/images/blog/2007/99.jpg

Adaptations? Plants Animals

Adaptations Animals Plants Stay in the shaded Shrub layer No fur or little fur Birds beaks adapted for eating berries and fruit Arms and hands for climbing Camoflague Plants Grow tall to get sunlight Vines grow up trees to reach sunlight Not many branches Deep Roots Thinner Bark

Tropical Rain Forest Precipitation Dec. Forest Precipitation

Trop. RF Temperatures Dec. Forest Temperatures

SINK OR SWIM!

A maple tree resides in what kind of forest?

A maple tree resides in what kind of forest? *Deciduous

True or False: Most of the animals in the tropical rain forest live in the Shrub Layer.

True or False: Most of the animals in the tropical rain forest live in the Shrub Layer. *False!

Conifers have what shaped leaves?

Conifers have what shaped leaves? *Needle

The name of the forest you are likely to find if you go to a forest in Georgia.

The name of the forest you are likely to find if you go to a forest in Georgia. *Deciduous

What kind of tree is this?

What kind of tree is this? *A Pine tree *A Conifer

A Duckbill Platypus lives in which kind of forest?

A Duckbill Platypus lives in which kind of forest? *Deciduous

True or False: Conifers grow more quickly than deciduous trees.

True or False: Conifers grow more quickly than deciduous trees. *True!

Which animal in the, tropical rain forest, travel through all the layers?

Which animal in the, tropical rain forest, travel through all the layers? *Leaf Cutter Ants